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Underground Space Technology

Prof. Priti Maheshwari · IIT Roorkee

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Lectures

Week 1

  1. Basics of Rock Engineering : Introduction, spherical representation and physical properties of intact rocks YouTube
  2. Basics of Rock Engineering : coring, sampling, UCS of intact rock YouTube
  3. Basics of Rock Engineering: Tensile strength and shear strength of intact rock YouTube
  4. Basics of Rock Engineering : Classification of intact rocks, concept of rock mass, RQD YouTube
  5. Basics of Rock Engineering : Classification of rock mass-1 YouTube

Week 2

  1. Basics of Rock Engineering: Classification of rock mass: Q-system and GSI YouTube
  2. Basics of Rock Engineering: Failure criteria for rocks-1 YouTube
  3. Basics of Rock Engineering: Empirical failure criteria YouTube
  4. Tunneling: underground excavations YouTube
  5. Tunneling: Ground conditions YouTube

Week 3

  1. Planning of and exploration for underground construction projects YouTube
  2. Underground excavation failure mechanisms YouTube
  3. Application of stereographic projection method: roof failure YouTube
  4. Application of stereographic projection method: sidewall failures-1 YouTube
  5. Application of stereographic projection method: sidewall failures-2 YouTube

Week 4

  1. Elastic stress distribution around circular tunnels-01 YouTube
  2. Elastic stress distribution around circular tunnels-02 YouTube
  3. Elastic analysis of circular tunnels-displacements YouTube
  4. Thick wall cylinder in biaxial stress field YouTube
  5. Stress distribution around non-circular openings in elastic ground conditions: 01 YouTube

Week 5

  1. Stress distribution around non-circular openings in elastic ground conditions: 02 YouTube
  2. Stress distribution under different in-situ stress conditions: design principles YouTube
  3. Stress distribution for multiple openings YouTube
  4. Openings in laminated rocks-01 YouTube
  5. Openings in laminated rocks-02 YouTube

Week 6

  1. Openings in laminated rocks-03 YouTube
  2. Openings in laminated rocks-04 YouTube
  3. Elasto-plastic analysis of tunnels: Tresca yield criterion-01 YouTube
  4. Elasto-plastic analysis of tunnels: Tresca yield criterion-02 YouTube
  5. Elasto-plastic analysis of tunnels: Mohr-Coulomb criterion YouTube

Week 7

  1. Application of rock mass classification system: Terzaghi’s rock load theory-01 YouTube
  2. Application of rock mass classification system: Terzaghi’s rock load theory-02 YouTube
  3. Application of rock mass classification system: rock mass rating (RMR) YouTube
  4. Tunnel hazards YouTube
  5. Tunnel hazards: squeezing ground conditions YouTube

Week 8

  1. Application of rock mass classification system: rock mass quality (Q) system-01 YouTube
  2. Application of rock mass classification system: rock mass quality system-02, NATM, NMT YouTube
  3. Modulus of deformation of rock mass using Q-system, rock mass number, plate loading test YouTube
  4. Modulus of deformation of rock mass: uni-axial jacking /plate jacking test YouTube
  5. Modulus of deformation of rock mass: radial jacking test and Goodman jack test YouTube

Week 9

  1. Rock mass support interaction analysis: ground response and support reaction curves-01 YouTube
  2. Rock mass support interaction analysis: ground response and support reaction curves-02 YouTube
  3. Rock mass support interaction analysis: influencing factors, Ladanyi’s E-P analysis YouTube
  4. Ladanyi’s elasto-plastic analysis of tunnels: analysis of stresses and deformations YouTube
  5. Rock-support interaction analysis: required support line, analysis of available support YouTube

Week 10

  1. Rock-support interaction analysis: for shotcrete/concrete lining & blocked steel sets YouTube
  2. Rock-support interaction analysis: for ungrouted rock bolts, grouted rock bolts/cables YouTube
  3. Calculation sequence for rock-support interaction analysis-01 YouTube
  4. Calculation sequence for rock-support interaction analysis-02 YouTube
  5. Calculation sequence for rock-support interaction analysis-example YouTube

Week 11

  1. Methods of tunnel excavation, various support systems: shotcrete YouTube
  2. Shotcrete YouTube
  3. Various support systems: rock bolts YouTube
  4. Permeability and groutability-01 YouTube
  5. Permeability and groutability - 02 YouTube

Week 12

  1. Rock stress determination: flat jack test YouTube
  2. Rock stress determination: hydraulic fracturing technique YouTube
  3. Instrumentation and monitoring of tunnels-01 YouTube
  4. Instrumentation and monitoring of tunnels-02 YouTube
  5. Few case studies YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Roorkee
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Priti Maheshwari
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
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