Drill and Blast Tunnelling

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. - Environmental impact and sustainability.

Knowledge, skills and general competence: 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.

Study group. An individual study report (e.g. literature survey, experimental study or similar) is mandatory. Exercises.