MINENG5922TunnelingandUndergroundConstructionTechniques

Thisonline courseaddresses28topicswithin tunnelingandunderground excavation. Detailedinstructionincludesshaftsinkingmethods,drillandblast concepts,materialmovement,andgroundcontrol.Studentswillgain extensive knowledgeof the equipment used to accomplish underground excavation.

Instructor:Jamal Rostami (Penn State)

CatalogDescription:(LEC 2.0 andLAB1.0)Advanced topics in mechanical and conventional excavation techniques in underground tunneling and construction. Topics include tunneling layouts design, equipment and performance modeling, ground control systems including support, drainage, and structural integrity. Construction specifications, advance rate and contractual and cost estimation. Students will complete a research paper or project report. Prerequisites: Min Eng 4922 or Consent of Instructor..

MIN_ENG4922 Syllabus

Tunneling andUndergroundConstructionTechniques Spring2013

Instructor:

Jamal Rostami,PhD, P.E

AssociateProf., Centennial CarrierDevelopment in MiningChair Dept. of Energyand Mineral Engineering, PennsylvaniaState Univ StateCollege, PA16801

Phone: 814-863-7606Fax: 814-865-3248,

email:

I.COURSEDESCRIPTION

ThiscourseisdesignedafterthecontentofferedbyProf.RichardBullock,Prof. EmeritusoftheDept.ofMiningEng.atMissouriUniv.ScienceandTechnology aspartoftheonlineMScprogramofferedbythedepartment.Thecoursewill includeanoverviewoftheapplicationfortunnelingandundergroundspaceas wellasconstructionmethods.Thiswillincludeabriefdiscussionofgeotechnical siteinvestigationfortunnelingapplicationsaswellasalignmentselectionfor tunnels.Studentwillbeexposedtobothconventionaltunnelingtechniquesand mechanicalexcavation,equipmentselectionandpredictionofperformanceand advanceratefortunnelingoperations.Majorrockmassclassifications and groundcontrolsystemscommonlyusedintunneldesignwillbecoveredandtheir implicationsonselectiontunnelingexcavationmethodswillbediscussed.The recentdevelopmenttunneltechnologyandtheirapplicationinconstructionof differenttypesoftunnelsinvariousgeologicsettingswillbereviewed.The topicswillcovervarioussizesofundergroundopeningfromsmalldiametersbuilt bymicrotunnelingmachinestocommontunnelsusedincivilandmining applicationstolargecaverns,oftenfoundindifferentendusessuchasstorageor hydropowerconstruction.Dependingontheinterestofthestudents,issuessuch ascontactdocuments,specification,planning,riskregistryandmanagement,and cost estimatingtechniques will also bediscussed.

II.PREREQUISITESORCO-REQUISITES:

Prerequisites orCo-requisites include: Min 324;orCE215, &CE216 orGE371 orbyspecificapproval byinstructor

III.COURSEMATERIAL

•Class Notes and Handouts.

•Tunnel EngineeringHandbook, Bickel, J.O., T.R. Kuesel, and E.H.King, Chapman &Hall/ITP PublishingCompany, Second Edition, 1996,544 pp.

IV.OTHER REFERENCES

•Rapid Excavation and TunnelingConference (RETC), 1972-2011 and NorthAmericanTunneling (NAT)1992-2012 proceedings , SMEPublication,Littleton, CO, 2003.

•Encylopaediaof Tunnelling, Miningand Drilling Equipment, B. Stack, Munden PublishingCompany, Hobart, Australia, 1995.

•Planningand Estimating Underground Construction, A. D. Parker, McGraw-Hill, 1970

•Proceedings ofWorld TunnelingConference (WTC) and publication by International Tunneling Association (ITA)and realted workgroups.

•Publications byBritish TunnelingSociety(BTS) , andFrench/Spanish FrenchTunnellingand Underground Space Association (AFTES) , Norwegian Tunneling Society

•Coursematerial forMNG-497 Tunnel and Shaft construction, Dept. of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Penn State University.

•Handouts forShaft Design and construction shortcourse, Sept. 2009, SME

V.GRADES

Grades(A=90-100,B=80-89.9, C=70-79.9, D=60-69.9 & F60)will bebased on:

ItemApproximatePercent of

Grade

Nine Exams / Quizzes100%

[The first eight exams areclosed book, closednotesexams. Theninth exam is open book, open note exam. All first eightexams aretimed to givethestudent plentyoftimeto answerthe examquestions, but not take timeto look up answers.]

VI.TOPICSCOVERED(IN~30LECTURESANDPERSENTATION)

•INTRODUCTION TOTUNNELSANDUNDERGROUNDSPACE ANDTHE RELATED USES

•REVIEW OFGEOTECHNICALSITEINVESTIGATION

•INTRODUCTION ANDTHE USE OFSOIL ANDROCKMASS CLASSIFICATIONSYSTEMS

•UNDERGROUNDCONSTRUCTIONMETHODS

•CUT ANDCOVER EXCAVATIONS

•SHAFTSINKINGMETHODS

  • Soft ground methods;
  • Hardrock methods.

•DRILL ANDBLASTCONCEPTS USEDINTUNNELEXCAVATION

  • Full facemethod;
  • Multiple facemethods forlargeexcavations.

•SEQUENTIALEXCAVATIONMETHOD/ NEWAUSTRIAN TUNNELING METHOD (NATM)

•INTRODUCTION ANDREVIEW OFMECHANICALEXCAVATION

  • Reviewoftypes ofmechanical excavation tools;
  • ReviewofSpecificEnergyconcepts;
  • Reviewofmechanicalexcavation machines;
  • Tunnel boringmachines

•Conventional Hard Rockmachines

  • Cutterhead shape; oCutter replacement; oCutterhead drives;
  • Shielded, unshielded andfingershields;
  • Grippersystems;
  • Auxiliaryequipment andtrailing gear;

•Soft Ground Slurrymachines principles;

•Soft Ground Earth PressureBalanced machines principles;

•Tunnelingin Difficult Ground

•Micro Tunneling and PipeJacking;

  • Raiseboringmachines (both boxhole and reaming machines);
  • Roadheaders (both axial and traversemachines);
  • Various continuous typeminingmachines;
  • Othermachines, such asimpactors, waterjet assistance, rock saws and emergingtechnologysuch as plasmajet drillingand mini disk cuttingwill bediscussed.
  • Mechanical excavationmachineselection and production predictions.

•MATERIALHANDLINGIN TUNNELS

  • Rail haulage;
  • Conveyorhaulage;
  • Trackless haulage.

•GROUNDCONTROLMETHODS USEDINTUNNELING ANDLARGE CHAMBER EXCAVATION

  • Steel sets;
  • Boltingsystems;
  • Truss systems;
  • Shotcrete;
  • Concretesegments;
  • Parallel PipeJackingandothermethods of cover;
  • Consolidation andJet grouting;
  • Various Methods ofAUmbrellaCovers@fordifficult ground.

•TUNNELINGCONSTRUCTIONPRACTICES

  • Tunnel Cost estimation
  • Contract documents andconstruction management
  • Risk Management
  • Technical Arbitration and Disputes ReviewBoard (DRB)

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