The students

• know the most important methods for constructing a tunnel
• know the Austrian regulations and are able to apply them
• know the individual steps required to construct a tunnel (from planning to the end of the shell)
• know international standards and procedures regarding contracts and risk

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An example project is used to show the development of tunnelling from the 19th century to the present day.

The construction of a tunnel is explained using an example project:
In terms of time:

• Planning
• Tendering and contract
• Construction
• Billing

• Portal and approach situations
• Cyclical drives
• Continuous tunnelling
• Crosscut production
• Fault management

• Contract and risk in tunnelling, national and international
• The importance of time in tunnelling (time-dependent costs, productivity, etc.)
• Documentation in tunnelling
• Special techniques (cut-and-cover method, cut-and-cover method)

Will be provided in the lecture

Lecture, discussion

Course with final assessment:
Seminar paper, presentation, active participation in discussions