Excavation and Tunneling

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: CEE 345. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Selection of methods of attack for excavation of tunnels and deep vertical-sided openings. Tunneling procedures based on behavioral characteristics of soil and rock. Study of tunnel boring machines, shielded and drill-and-blast operations, linings. Soil liner interaction. Deep excavation procedures related to support of excavation systems, methods of installation and dewatering.