• Thimphu
• Colombo
• Bangkok
• New Delhi
• Online Tunneling
• Online Rock Slope Engineering
• Online Tunnelling with Tunnel Boring Machines

Course Contents

• Various methods of tunnel excavation in hard and soft grounds and the role of Tunnel Boring Machines
• Understanding the fallacies and misconceptions of inequitable comparison between NATM and TBM
• History of Tunnel Boring Machines
• Assessment of applicability of TBMs and selection of TBM for a project
• Geological investigations and impact of geological/geotechnical factors on TBM operations
• An overview of types of TBMs
• Gripper TBM/ Main Beam TBM/ Open TBM – Operating principle, components and other details, applicability, case-studies
• Single Shield TBM – Operating principle, components and other details, applicability, case-studies
• Double Shield TBM – Operating principle, components and other details, applicability, case-studies
• Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBM – Operating principle, components and other details, applicability, case-studies
• Slurry Shield TBM – Operating principle, components and other details, applicability, case-studies
• Hybrid/Crossover/Multi-mode/Variable Density TBMs
• Tunnel support during excavation by TBM: Support of face, Support of cavity at the shield, Support of Cavity behind the shield
• Tunnel lining – traditional support systems, segmental lining, McNally support system
• TBM cutting tools
• Chemicals and grouts for TBM tunnelling
• Tunnel Soft Eye
• Use of TBMs in difficult ground conditions - fault zones, squeezing, rock bursts, high water pressure
• Constraints of urban tunnelling
• Planning and logistics aspects of mechanized metro tunnelling
• Speeding up a TBM Project

Course Fee

National Delegate

--- Rs 15,000 PER PARTICIPANT (PLUS GST @18%) FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM SAARC COUNTRIES

International Delegate

--- USD 450 PER PARTICIPANT (PLUS GST @18%) FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

• What is Covered In Course Fee
  • Lecture : 2 hours daily for 10 days
  • Course Material

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• Bank Name & Address: HDFC Bank, Vatika Technology Park, Badshahpur, Gurgaon, India
• Bank Account Name: Manoj Kumar Verman
• Bank Account Number: 10981140006351
• IFSC Code: HDFC 0001098
• SWIFT Code: HDFCINBB

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