Rock Engineering, Advanced Course

Selected topics in rock engineering such as: Engineering geological investigations, rock mass properties, weathering of rocks, rock stress measurements, numerical modelling, rock slope stability, dam foundation, tunnelling in soft rocks, tunnels in swelling and squeezing rocks, cases of instability in tunnels, TBM excavation, etc.

This course will give the student a deeper understanding of main aspects of investigation, planning and excavation related to projects on and in rock mass.

Knowledge:
- The course will give the student in-depth understanding of methodology for engineering geological field investigations, planning, design, excavation and support of underground excavations and rock slopes.

Skills:
- Based on this course the student will be able to plan and perform engineering geological field mapping, planning and stability analysis, and to design excavation and rock support of underground excavations as well as to plan and carry out rock slope stability analyses.

General competence:
- The student will develop abilities of co-operating on field mapping, preparation of report and presentation, as well as abilities of individual handling of main aspects of rock engineering.

Lectures, exercises, laboratory assignment, 3 days obligatory field course. Report based on field investigations is to be submitted and approved for admission to the exam. Examination papers will be given in English only. Students are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessments. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.