Course detail

Underground Engineering

FAST-DFB023Acad. year: 2025/2026

History, nomenclature and terminology in the underground structures. The basic design elements of underground structures. Geotechnical survey for underground structures, influence of technology to their layout. Classification of surroundings for uderground structures. Theory of rock pressures. Tunnel systems and schemes for major profiles, classic systems, ring method. The New Austrian Tunnel Method (NATM), Tunnel Sequential Machines (TSM) and Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM), shield tunnelling by open and closed shields, PERFOREX method. Improvement of environmental at driving, silting, rawing-out. Theoretical description of selected material models (Mohr-Coulomb model, Hoek-Brown model, Jointed rock model, Shotcrete model) used in mathematical modeling of underground structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vladislav Horák, CSc.

Department

Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Entry knowledge

Basic principles of geology, engineering geology, soil mechanics, building materials, structural mechanics, elasticity and plasticity theory, foundation engineering, geodesy, building materials, basic principles of railway, overground and water structures.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HEMPHILL, Gary B. Practical Tunnel Construction. John Wiley a Sons, inc. 2013. ISBN 978-0-470-64197-2. (EN)
BICKEL, John O., KUESEL, Thomas R., a KING, Elwyn H. Tunnel Engineering Handbook. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-8053-5 (EN)
KOLYMBAS, Dimitrios. Tunnelling and Tunnel Mechanics. Springer, 2008. ISBN 978-3-540-25196-5. (EN)
MUIR WOOD, Alan. Tunnelling. Management by Design. E a FN Spon, London, 2000. ISBN 0-419-23200-I. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DKA-K Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-K Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPA-K Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-K Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vladislav Horák, CSc.

Syllabus

  • 1. The main construction elements of underground structures. The basic design elements for separate types of underground structures.
  • 2. Classification of surroundings for underground structures, classification systems.
  • 3. State of stress of rocky massive round of tunnel excavation, arch theory, load of lining by the part of primary stress.
  • 4. Tunnel systems for large profiles - New Austrian Tunnel Method.
  • 5. Tunnel systems for large profiles – Adeco –rs method.

  • 6. Tunnel Sequential Machines(TSM) and Tunnel Boring Machines(TBM) Shield tunnelling by open and closed shields, special shields.
  • 7. Material models – Mohr-Coulomb, Hoek-Brown model.
  • 8. Material models – Hoek-Brown model (contin.), Jointed rock model.
  • 9. Material model - Jointed rock model (contin.).
  • 10. The design of primary lining.
  • 11. Material model – Shotcerete.
  • 12. Modelling of rock bolts and anchors.
  • 13. Excavation and projecting of shafts.