873112 Tunnelling
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Wu, Wei
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2025
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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Conventional construction methods in tunnelling
1.1 Full-face excavation
1.2 Partial-face excavation
NATM - New Austrian Tunnelling Method
Mechanised tunnelling in loose soil
3.1 Compressed air tunnelling
3.2 Slurry machines
3.3 Blade shields
Mechanised tunnelling in hard soil
4.1 Full-face cutting machines
4.2 Partial-face cutting machines
Design and construction of tunnels
Examples of tunnelling projects
- Previous knowledge expected
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- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Building on the knowledge obtained in the lecture Tunnelling and Geology (872.245) the construction methods of tunnels are clearly specified. Knowledge about the design and the construction of tunnels is given. The lecture completes with practical examples.
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