Underground construction

Introduction: Why go underground? (ITA-AITES)

Lecture 01: Geoplanning

Project Introduction

Lecture 02: Portals and Installation Equipment + Muck management

Exercise 01:
a- Choose possible alignments

Lecture 03:  Excavation Technologies: conventional methods

Lecture 04:  Excavation Technologies: Mechanised tunnelling (TBM)

Exercise 01:
b- Evaluation of the chosen alignments
c- Identification of the best alignment

Lecture 05: Construction management and Environmental impact

Lecture 06:  Other excavation methods

Exercise 02:
a- choose the excavation method
b- define a construction plan

Lecture 07:  Ground improvement

Exercise 03:
a- choose ground treatments

Lecture 08: Temporary support

Exercise 03:
b- choose temporary supports

Lecture 09: Instrumentation and monitoring

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Lecture 10 : Groundwater and Waterproofing, Permanent support

Exercise 04:
Waterproofing and drainage, permanent support

Lecture 11: Tunnel Installations and Equipment

Lecture 12: Tunnel Conservation

FINAL REPORT DUE

Lecture 13:  Construction Safety