Rock Opening and Tunnelling
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Rock Opening and Tunnelling Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Rock Opening and Tunnelling (subject code 3724309) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 6 units, covering 37 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 (3724309)Unit 1 Introduction to rock mechanics
- Basic terminology
- classification and index properties of rocks
- rock mass classification
- engineering properties of rocks
- rock testing
- sub-surface investigation in rock deposits
Unit 2 Rock strength and failure
- Rock strength
- types of failure
- theories of failure (Coulomb-Navier
- absolute stress by bore hole deformation method
- flat jack method
- propagation velocity method
- friction on rock surfaces and strength criteria of jointed rocks
- rock pressure theories
Unit 3 Rock openings
- Single opening
- multiple opening
- design of opening under various stress fields
- stress concentration
- circular opening
- elliptical opening
- ovaloidal opening
- rectangular opening with rounded corners
- opening in massive rock (2D)
- opening in laminated 12 Subject Code 3724309 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 rock
Unit 4 Rock tunneling and mining
- Energy released during excavations
- Criteria of design in underground excavations
- purposes and classification of tunnels
- geological factors affecting tunnels
- Tunnel ventilation
- Tunnel inspection and maintenance
Unit 5 Mine pillar structures
- Design of two dimensional and three dimensional rib pillars- compressive strength of rib pillars
- influence of support
- reciprocal theorem
Unit 6 Engineering applications
- Rock bolting
- reinforcement of laminated rock
- grouting and freezing
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