Course - Rock Engineering, Advanced Course - TGB5100
Rock Engineering, Advanced Course
About
About the course
Course content
Selected topics in rock engineering such as: Engineering geological investigations, rock mass properties, weathering of rocks, rock stress measurements, numerical modelling, rock slope stability, dam foundation, tunnelling in soft rocks, hydropower tunnels in swelling and squeezing rocks, cases of instability in tunnels, TBM excavation, etc.
Learning outcome
The course objective is to offer the students a deeper understanding of important key issues of rock engineering as described above.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, exercises, laboratory assignment, 3 days obligatory field course. Report based on field investigations is to be submitted and approved for admission to the exam. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Bygg- og miljøteknikk (MTBYGG)
Geofag og petroleumsteknologi (MTGEOP)
Geotechnics and Geohazards (MSGEOTECH)
Hydropower Development (MSB1)
Recommended previous knowledge
TGB5110 Geology and Tunnelling Basic Course, TGB4185 Engineering Geology GK or a similar basic level knowledge of geological engineering.
Course materials
R.E.Goodman: Engineering Geology, John Wiley & Sons, New York. Nilsen og Palmstrøm: Engineering Geology and Rock Engineering, NFF/NBG Handbook No. 2, 2000. Selected papers and lecture notes.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| TGB4190 | 1.8 sp |
Subject areas
- Engineering Geology
- Technological subjects