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Breakthroughs in Tunneling |
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| TUNNELING SHORT COURSE |
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COURSE DIRECTORS | |
| Colorado School of Mines | Levent Ozdemir | ||
| Golden, CO | Timothy Coss | ||
| September 10-12, 2008 |
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The Colorado School of Mines, in conjunction with Tunnel Business Magazine and Microtunneling, Inc., presents Breakthroughs in Tunneling - a three day Short Course that will cover all aspects of conventional and mechanized tunnel design and construction in hard rock, soft ground and soils. Presented by international experts in the tunneling community, this one-of-a-kind Short Course provides in-depth, specialized instruction not offered anywhere else in the world. The Short Course benefits anyone involved in the multi-billion dollar global tunneling sector. |
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This three day course will cover all aspects of conventional and mechanized tunnel design and construction in hard rock, soft ground and soils. The course outline is listed below: |
| Tunneling Short Course | |
| September 10-12, 2008 | |
| Colorado School of Mines | |
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Course Directors: Levent Ozdemir & Timothy Coss |
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | |
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7:30 - 8:00 |
Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Opening Remarks - Levent Ozdemir, Colorado School of Mines |
| 8:15 - 9:15 | Site Investigations - Greg Raines, Montgomery Watson Harza |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Geotechnical Baseline Reports - Randy Essex, Hatch Mott McDonald |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Risk Assessment - Bob Goodfellow, Black & Veatch |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Selection of Excavation Method - Gary Brierley, Brierley Associates |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Shaft Design and Construction - Glen Boyce, Jacobs Associates |
| 1:15 - 2:00 | Tunnel and Ground Support Design - David Caiden, Arup |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | NATM Design and Construction - Victor Romero, Jacobs Associates |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Coffee Break |
| 3:00 - 3:45 | Pipe Umbrella Systems - Franz Walchshofer, Alwag |
| 3:45 - 4:45 | Drill And Blast Tunneling - Ron Boyd, Atlas Copco |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Roadheader Tunneling - Bruno Reumueller, Sandvik |
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 | |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Ground Support and Bolting - Franz Walchshofer, Alwag |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Hard Rock TBMs - Joe Roby, Robbins |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | EPB Machines - Craig Bournes, Lovat |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Large Diameter EPB Machines - Werner Burger, Herrenknecht |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Slurry Shield Machines - Werner Burger, Herrenknecht |
| 12:15 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Machine Excavation in Bouldery Ground - Steven Hunt, CH2M Hill |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | TBM Production and Cutter Life - Levent Ozdemir, CSM |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Segmental Concrete Liners - Jon Hurt, Arup |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Coffee Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Overview of Underground Grouting - Ray Henn, Lyman-Henn |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Jet and Compaction Grouting - Joe Harris, Hayward Baker |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Probe Drilling and Pre-Excavation Grouting - Knut Garshol, BASF |
| 4:30 - 5:00 | Segment Annulus Grouting - Ray Henn, Lyman-Henn |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | Consolidation and Contact Grouting - Brad Crenshaw, Nicholson |
| 7:00 | Banquet - Banquet Speaker - TBA |
| Friday, September 12, 2008 | |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Microtunneling - Timothy Coss, Microtunneling, Inc. |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Tunnel Ventilation - John Kelleher, Schauenburg |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Slurry Separation and Handling, Volker Wilhelm, Schauenburg |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Tunnel Costing and Scheduling - Jim Peregoy, Peregoy Construction |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Construction Management - Tom Peyton, PB Americas |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Dispute Resolution - Ray Henn, Lyman-Henn |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Case History, NATM Tunnel - Devil's Slide - J. Decker & P. Madsen, Kiewit |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Case History, Hard Rock TBM Tunnel - Atlanta CSO - Refik Elibay, JJG, Inc. |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Case History, EPB Tunnel - Arrowhead - Brian Fulcher, JF Shea |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Case History, Slurry Shield Tunnel, Portland ESCSO - Tom Cory, Kiewit |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Case History, Large TBM Tunnel - Port of Miami - Manfred Lechner, Babcock Brown |
| 3:30 | Closing Remarks and Adjourn - Levent Ozdemir, CSM |
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The course subjects will be presented by prominent international experts from industry and academia. The course attendees will receive CEUs for attending the course. This course is highly recommended for technical and management professionals from owners, engineers, contractors, consulting firms and anyone else involved in tunneling and underground construction. |
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