Tunneling

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LOCATION
This course will be taught in the Green Center on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, Colorado. Golden is located about 13 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Transportation from Denver International Airport may be arranged by visiting our Travel Information page and clicking on "DIA Ground Transportation."

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Sept. 10th.

7:30-8:00 - Registration
8:00-8:15 - Opening Remarks- Levent Ozdemir
8:15-9:15 - Geotechnical Site Investigations-Greg Raines
9:15-10:15 - Geotechnical Data and Baseline Reports- Randy Essex
10:15-10:30 - Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 - Risk Assessment- Bob Goodfellow
11:00-12:00 - Selection of Excavation Method- Gary Brierly
12:00-12:45 - Lunch
12:45-1:30 - Shaft Design and Construction-Glen Boyce
1:30-2:15 - Tunnel and Ground Support Design- Arup
2:15-3:00 - NATM/SEM Design and Construction-Victor Romero
3:00-3:15  - Coffee Break                       -
3:15-4:00 - Pipe Umbrella System- Franz Walchshofer
4:00-4:45 - Drill and Blast Tunneling-Atlas Copco
4:45-5:30 - Roadheader Tunneling- Sandvik

Thursday, Sept. 11th.

8:00-8:45 - Self-Drilling Bolts- Alwag
8:45--9:30 - Hard Rock TBMs-Robbins
9:30-10:15 - EPB machines- Lovat
10:15-10:45 - Coffee Break
10:45-11:15 - EPB Machines- Herrenknecht
11:15-12:00 - Slurry Shield and Mixshield Machines-Herrenknecht
12:00-12;45 - Lunch
12;45-1:30 - TBM production and Cutter Wear- Levent Ozdemir
1:30-2:15 - Segmental Concrete Liners- Scott Kiefer
2:15-2:45 - Slurry Separation and handling- TBD
2:45-3:00 - Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 - Overview of Underground Grouting-
3:30-4:00 - Jet and Compaction Grouting-
4:00-4:30 - Probe Hole Drilling and Pre-excavation Grouting
4:30-5:00 - Segment Annulus Grouting-
5:00-5:30 - Consolidation and Contact Grouting-

Friday, Sept. 12th.

8:00-8:45 - Microtunneling- Tim Coss
8:45-9:15 - Tunnel Ventilation-  John Keller (?)
9:15-9:45 - Tunnel Muck Haulage Systems- TBD
9:45-10:15 - Tunnel Surveying and Digital Mapping- Geodata
10:15-10:30 - Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 - Tunnel Costing and Scheduling- TBD
11:-11:30 - Construction Management-Tom Peyton
11:30-12:00 - Dispute Resolution-Peter Douglas (?)
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-1:30 - Case History- NATM Tunnels- Devils Slide-Kiewit
1:30:2:00 - Case History- Hard Rock TBM Tunnels-Gotthard?
2:00-2:30 - Case History- EPB Tunnels- Arrowhead-Fulcher
2:30-3:00 - Case History- Slurry Shield Tunnels-Ohbayashi (?)
3:00-3:00 - Case History- Large Shanghai, China Tunnels- TBD
3:30 - Closing Remarks and Adjourn

FEES AND REGISTRATION
The course will be held September 10-12, 2008 and the fee is $1,485 if registering by August 1, 2008 and $1,595 after August 1.  Any one day of the Tunneling course may be attended for a fee of $625 if registering by August 1, and $675 after August 1. Additional days are outlined on the registration form.

The registration fee includes registration, course notebook, coffee breaks, lunches and a banquet. You may register electronically by clicking here:

REGISTER

The sponsor reserves the right to cancel the courses and return registration fees if enrollment is insufficient. This course is offered as part of the Statewide Extended Studies Program of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

Cancellations will be charged a $200 processing fee. No refunds will be given to registrants who fail to cancel 5 working days prior to course delivery.  Personnel substitutions may be made at any time without cost penalty. CSM will award 2 Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) for participation in this course.

For general registration information, contact:

Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303/273-3321
Fax: 303/273-3314
E-mail: space@mines.edu

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