Course - Drill and Blast Tunnelling - BA8508
Drill and Blast Tunnelling
About
About the course
Course content
Topics:
- D&B excavation of tunnels, shafts and caverns.
- Excavation methods and equipment, time and costs.
- Occupational health, working environment, ventilation.
- Rock support.
- Quality.
- Organisation - Norwegian approach.
- Data acqusition, work studies, etc.
- Transfer of experience data from excavation to planning and design.
- IT in tunnelling.
Learning outcome
The goal of the course is to give the students further knowledge and understanding of different factors which influence the efficiency, quality, HES and economy of drill and blast tunnelling.
Learning methods and activities
Study group.
An individual study report (e.g. literature survey, experimental study or similar) is mandatory.
Exercises. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
- Colloquium
- Term report
Recommended previous knowledge
TBA4150 Construction Engineering, Basic Course, or equivalent.
Course materials
Information will be given at course start.
Subject areas
- Concrete Technology
- Geology
- Technological subjects