Tunnel Engineering Full Material Download

Tunnel Engineering Full Material Download

UNIT-I Introduction to tunneling; geological parameters to be considered for tunneling. Influence of geological aspects on design & construction of tunnels. Types of underground excavations.

UNIT-II Different methods of tunneling; Conventional and special drill & blast roadway drivage methods, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM);

UNIT-III Stresses and displacements associated with excavating tunnels, Ground control or treatment in tunneling and drivages. Design of Supports of Tunnels; Steel supports, rock enforcements, new Australian tunneling methods (NATM)

UNIT-IV Design of Tunnels: Rock conditions, RMR, Q-system, RSR, rock mass behaviour, stress strain behaviour, and stress analysis of tunnels. Maintenance: Dewatering, ventilation and illumination drivages tunnels.

UNIT-V Tunneling in soft ground; Excavation of large tunnels; hazards in tunneling. Ground treatment in excavation.; application of road headers and drill jumbos in tunneling: principle of operation, applicability, advantages and limitations. Applications of numerical techniques and relevant software’s in tunneling (in brief).