224-0229/02 – Underground and Geotechnical Constructions (P&GS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 4 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2006/2007 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST, HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor, Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Objective of the course in terms of learning outcomes and competences is to provide students with the basics to all kind of geotechnical subterranean and on earth surface constructions and respective geotechnical structures that are indispensable part of them. Students acquires sufficient knowledge to be familiar in the topic of geotechnical constructions, that are necessary for their professional work and further development of acquired knowledge by self-study from professional literature.
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Summary
The content of the course are the next topics: terminology, classification of geotechnical constructions, in detail there are on display geotechnical subterranean and on earth surface constructions and respective geotechnical structures that are indispensable part of them. Attention is given to the all kind of geotechnical circumstances under which the constructions are realized and further to the methods and technologies of their implementation, and to the necessary geotechnical structures, which are indispensable part of them.
Compulsory literature:
SMOLCZYK,U.(2003) Geotechnical Engineering Handbook, Vol.3 Elements and
Structures. Ernst&Sohn
KOLYMBAS,D.(2005) Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics. Springer
Recommended literature:
Ivan Vanicek, I., Ivan Vanicek, M.: Earth Structures In Transport, Water and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Berlin 2008, ISBN: 978-1-4020-3963-8
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Undergraduate has to keep all obligations prescribed by the study requirements.
70% attendance at seminars, fulfilling all seminars tasks
Prerequisities
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction, definition of terms geotechnical engineering and geotechnical construction, classification of geotechnical construction.
2. State of stress in the rock environment, earth pressures.
3. Excavated geotechnical construction, retaining walls of excavations, analysis of retainnig structures.
4. Filled geotechnical construction, compaction, consolidation, soil reinforcement, retaining structures. Bearing capacity of soil, stability of the embankment body, design retaining structures.
5. Failure of slopes, trenches, embankments, building foundation structures and methods for their remediation.
6. Earthworks and earthandling machinery.
7. Construction method of horizontal and vertical underground works.
8. State of stress around an underground excavation works, the deformation characteristics of rock mass characteristics, the work diagram of the lining structure of an underground work.
9. Classification systems for ground rock evaluation.
10. New Austrian Tunnelling Method.
11. Mikrotuneling and trenchless technology.
12. Tunnel portal and overfilled structures.
13. Engineeringy geology investigation, monitoring, observational method for geotechnical construction.
14. Modeling, risks assessment and environmental impact of geotechnical construction.
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