Underground Space Technology Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-2)

Underground Space Technology detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MN662), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to:

1. Excavation methods for construction of underground structures
2. Requirement of different machinery for excavation purposes
3. Facility design in under structures.
4. Hazards associated with underground construction works

Module 1
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Module 2

Engineering Utilities: Hydropower tunnels and caverns, underground storage for LPG, LNG, Crude and its products – basic principles. Nuclear Waste Disposal: Conditions for waste disposal, effect of radioactivity and heat on surrounding rock, conceptual design of a nuclear waste disposal facility.

Module 3

Strategic Utilities: Defense facilities, civil shelters, navy bases, air force hangers, safety and risk assessment systems. Other Storage: Grain storage, their advantages, disadvantages, underground cold storage and cellar for foods and beverages.

Module 4
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Module 5

Traffic surveillance and control system (TSCS) in tunnels: Traffic control signs, signals, lights, cameras. Assignment: Preparation of different underground space application plans.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course students will be able to:

1. excavation methods for construction of underground structures
2. requirement of different machinery for excavation purposes
3. facility design in under structures
4. hazards associated with underground construction works

Text Books:

1. Underground Space Design: A Guide to Subsurface Utilization and Design for People in Underground Spaces: John Carmody, Raymond Sterling

Reference Books:

1. Rock Mechanics and Design in Mining and Tunneling, by Bieniawski, Z.T., Rotterdam A.A. Balkema, 1984.
2. Driving Horizontal Workings and Tunnel, by Pokorovski, Mir Publishers, 1980.
3. Harbour, Dock and Tunneling Engineering by R. Srinivasan Published by R. C. Pattii, Chal’otar Book Stall, Station Road TulsiSada, Arland (W. Rly), India.
4. Drilling and Blasting of Rocks, by Carlos L Jimeno, A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam/Brookfield 1995.
5. Hoek, E., Brown, E. Underground excavations in Rock, CRC Press, 1980.
6. Hoek, E. and Brady, J. D. Rock Slope Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 1981.
7. Nick Barton,Tunnel Boring Machines, 2000

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