Tunnel Construction

Organisation

Course Title	Type	Lecturer	Period
Tunnel Construction	Lecture	Various	Summer Term
	Exercise	Dipl.-Ing. Eugen Daumlechner	Summer Term
Seminar on Foundation Engineering and Tunnel Construction	Seminar	Various	Summer Term

Study Programs

Civil Engineering
Industrial and Civil Engineering

Objectives

Students first acquire general rock mechanical basics, in particular knowledge of the description and determination of the mechanical properties of rock. After attending the course, they will be familiar with the basics of planning and designing tunnelling structures. In addition to the machine and mining tunnelling methods in tunnel construction, methods for designing tunnels are also presented. After completing the module, they will be able to apply these methods. The interdisciplinary nature of the subject is addressed by integrating other specialist areas ( traffic engineering, construction operations, fire protection). The practical training in the CA pool, which is organised as a block course, teaches the basics of applying numerical methods in underground construction using the Software Plaxis 2D. Attending the "Seminar for Foundation Engineering and Tunnelling" establishes a link to practice.