AF2608 Tunnel Engineering 6.0 credits

• Engineering geology
• Tunnnel blasting
• Tunnel Boring Machine
• Tunnel support
• Tunnel ventilation
• Grouting
• Enviromental issues
• Tunnel cost, time and planning
• Tunnel contract
• Construction mangement
• Risk analysis

When the course is done, those students taking part shall be able to:

Design tunnels, rock support and grouting and evaluate the most important issues in the procedure

Evaluate tunnel excavtion method from technical and production aspects

Analyse cost and time for ordinary tunnels based on risks and construction management principles

Carry out a basic design of tunnel ventilation

At least 120 credits academic studies in Engineering, Science, or Planning including documented proficiency in English B or equivalent (TOEFL, IELTS  e g).

AF 2602 Rock Mechanics

AF 2602 Rock Mechanics

• Hoek and Brown: Underground excavtion of rock
• Palmström and Stille: Rock Engineering

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN1 - Exercises, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

• Ten1-examination, 4.5 hp
• Övn1-exercises, 3.0 hp

Stefan Larsson

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.