COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHALLOW UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES AND DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3325 SHALLOW UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES AND DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR METE KUN

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering

Course Objective

The rapid increase in population in the developing world also increases the need of mankind for energy, transportation, drinking water and industrial water. The obligation of meeting these needs in addition to fast urbanization, historical procedure, fast building rate and the planning predicament induced by population growth have made the utilization of underground actively as a transport medium compulsory. Besides, it is only possible to overcome these difficulties with the boring of underground openings and tunnels. The aim of this course is to introduce the underground structures (tunnels, production zones and other underground spaces) in shallow depths and weak zones while investigating the design of the structures in detail, associating the structures with surface, planning the practices regarding the geologic disadvantages (fault, fracture or joints) of shallow depth structures. Besides, the course is going to be assisted by computer design package software.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Should know the importance of different environmental conditions on the underground space and tunnel boring activities.
2   Able to recognize openings and tunnel excavation activities (tunnel or underground space) in weak rock or poor environmental conditions.
3   Able to describe the tunneling operations in shallow depths and describe the tunnel and tunnel conditions.
4   Able to correlate between rock/ground conditions with shallow tunnel and underground space excavation methods.
5   Able to identify the phases of excavation process and necessity of constructing underground structures.
6   Able to design an underground space and/or shallow tunnel assisted by computer software.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History and development of shallow underground space and tunnel construction
2 Tunnel excavations in different situations Computer software used in underground constructions (tunnel gallery, production spaces )
3 The tunneling activities and examples in weak rock conditions
4 The stress conditions and analysis in shallow underground structures
5 The tunnel excavation parameters and risks in shallow and/or weak rock conditions
6 Special support systems used in shallow and weak zones
7 The excavation equipment and selection decision parameters
8 Mid-term
9 The development of conditions in shallow depth and weak zone tunneling Software applications (weak zone examples, the differences in shallow and deep structures)
10 The shallow underground tunnels and spaces in Turkey and in the world .Sample projection of Izmir underground subway construction applications.
11 The behavior of underground structures in earthquake situations
12 Sample projection of Izmir underground subway construction applications
13 Shallow underground space design of different geometric formations assisted by computer software
14 Shallow depth tunnel design assisted by computer software

Recomended or Required Reading

Hoek, E. (1998). Tunnel support in weak rock. Proc. Regional Symp. on Sedimentary
Rock Engineering. Taipei, Taiwan. 1-12
Hoek E., Brown E.T. (1995). Underground exc. in rock, institution of mining and metallurgy. London: 1980-Hoek., at all, Support of Underground Exc. in Hard Rock.
ISRM (International Society for Rock Mechanics).(1981). Testing and monitoring.Portekiz: ISRM Suggested Methods, Pergamon Pres.
Köse, H., Gürgen, S., ve Onargan T. (1993); "Tünel Ve Kuyu Açma". Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı, DEÜ Müh.Mim.Fak., Yayın No: 145, 381 sayfa, IZMIR.
Köse, H., Kahraman, B., (1999). Kaya Mekaniği. Izmir: DEÜ Müh. Fak. Yayınları.
Köse, H., Yalçın, E., Şimşir, F., Konak, G., Onargan, T., Kızıl, M. Açık Işletme Tekniği, DEÜ Müh. Fak. Yayınları.
Lunardi, P. (2000). Design and construction tunnels-ADESCO-RS approach, Tunnels and Tunnelling International Special Supplement
Whittaker, B. N., Frith, R. C. (1990). Tunneling Design, Stability and Construction. London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term : LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Homework : LO4, LO5, LO6
Final Exam : LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Phd. Mete KUN
Dokuz Eylül UNiversity, Faculty of Engineering,
Department of Mining Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus, Buca/Izmir
Tel: 232 301 75 40
Email : mete.kun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Hours will be determined later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 6 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12122111122111
LO.211223111132111
LO.32232221222211
LO.443334112231222
LO.5334241114133123
LO.63444313133111

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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