Rock Mechanics and Tunneling
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Rock Mechanics and Tunneling Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling (subject code 3160613) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 50 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3160613)Unit 1 Module I
- Rock formation
- exploration and classification: Basic terminology
- Its genesis
- Rock and Rock mass classification
- Geological petro graphic
- Index properties of rocks
- Physical and Mechanical properties
- Defects in rock mass
- Elastic constants of rock
- Insitu stresses in rock
- Modes of failures of rocks
- Objective of rock exploration
- methods of rock exploration
- by direct penetration
- by geophysical processing
- in-situ and laboratory tests
Unit 2 Module II
- Rock strength and failure Rock strength
- Types of failure
- Theories of failure (Coulomb-Navier
- Hoek and Brown Strength criteria for rocks with discontinuity sets
- Absolute stress by bore hole deformation method
- Flat jack method
- Propagation velocity method
- Bearing capacity of foundations on rocks – case studies
- Examples Testing of rocks: Laboratory and field test
- assessment of in-situ strength
Unit 3 Module III
- Rock Bearing Capacity and Rock Stability Rock Foundation: Shallow and Deep investigation for foundation design and construction aspect
- Slope Stability analysis
- Mode of failures in rock
- Design of slopes
- Excavation in rock and stabilization concepts
- Bearing capacity of foundations on rocks – case studies
- Examples 06 3 Module IV: Tunnels Tunnels – Basic terminology and application
- Site investigations
- methods of excavation 06 Subject Code: 3160613 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 of tunnels
- supports and stabilization
- Construction control and maintenance
- tunnel ventilation
- control of ground water and gas
Unit 4 Module V
- Design of Tunnels and Construction General Principles
- Tunneling in solid rocks
- Full face tunneling without supports and with supports
- Single stage mining methods and multi-stage classical methods of tunnel construction
- shield tunneling Analysis and Design of horse-shoe shaped tunnels
- Design of circular shape tunnels
Unit 5 Module VI
- Engineering Applications Reinforcement of fractured and jointed rocks - Shotcreting
- Installation methods - Case studies
- Rock bolting
- Reinforcement of laminated rock
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