CE31410: Rock Mechanics And Tunneling

CE31410
Course name	Rock Mechanics And Tunneling
Offered by	Civil Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
Previous Year Grade Distribution
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Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Introduction - objective, scope and problems of Rock Mechanics. Classification by origin, Lithological, Engineering. Rock exploration - rock coring, geophysical methods. Laboratory testing of rocks - all types of compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength tests. Strength and failure of rocks â Griffith s theory, Coulombs theory, rheological methods. In-situ tests on rock mass. Deformation characteristics of rocks, instrumentation and measurement of deformation of rocks. Permeability characteristics interstitial water on rocks, unsteady flow of water through jointed rock mass. Mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of rock mass. Correlation between laboratory and field properties. Analysis of stresses. Thick wall cylinder, formulae, Kreish equation, Green span method. Openings in rock mass and stresses around openings. Pressure tunnels, development of plastic zone. Rock support needed to avoid plastic deformation. Lined and unlined tunnels. Underground excavation and subsidence. Rock mechanics applications. Bearing capacity of homogeneous as well as discontinuous rocks. Support pressure and slip of the joint. Delineation of types of rock failure. Unsupported span of underground openings, pillars. Rock slopes. Rock bolting. Plastic mechanics. Tunnels, shapes, usages, Methods of Construction, Problems associated with tunnels, tunnelling in various subsoil conditions and rocks.

Time Table

Day	8:00-8:55 am	9:00-9:55 am	10:00-10:55 am	11:00-11:55 am	12:00-12:55 pm		2:00-2:55 pm	3:00-3:55 pm	4:00-4:55 pm	5:00-5:55 pm
Monday			NC441
Tuesday
Wednesday	NC441	NC441
Thursday
Friday