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The Uni ver si t y of Texas at Aust i n




Pr es ent s


On-line Certificate in Tunneling


Endor s ed By




Di r ec t or : FULVI O TONON


St ar t dat e: Sept ember 1, 2012

http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/tunneling


Fulvio Tonon, Ph.D., P.E. (Texas, Italy)
Director

PH (Direct): +1-512-200-3051
E-mail: fulvio@tononeng.com

Up d a t e d : F e b r u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2

AT LEAST

25
CEUs

(PENDING APPROVAL)
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CONTENTS


1 WHO SHOULD ATTEND....................................................................................................................... - 3 -
2 THE INTERNATIONAL TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE ASSOCIATION (ITA) - 3
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3 WHERE THE PROGRAM IS HOUSED............................................................................................... - 3 -
3.1 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (UT).............................................................................................- 3 -
3.2 COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.................................................................................................- 3 -
3.3 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL, ARCHITECTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (CAEE) ................- 3 -
3.4 CENTER FOR LIFELONG ENGINEERING EDUCATION (CLEE)...............................................................- 3 -
4 MOTIVATION FOR UT PROGRAM.................................................................................................... - 4 -
5 CURRENT ITA-ENDORSED PROGRAMS VS. UT PROGAM ........................................................ - 4 -
6 OBJECTIVES OF UT PROGRAM........................................................................................................ - 5 -
7 STRUCTURE OF UT PROGRAM......................................................................................................... - 5 -
8 DIPLOMAS............................................................................................................................................. - 14 -
9 CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS) ................................................................................... - 14 -
10 REGISTRATION PROCESS AND COST........................................................................................... - 14 -
11 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS .................................................................................................................. - 14 -
12 REVIEWS................................................................................................................................................ - 15 -















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1 Wh o s h o u l d at t en d
Engineers or engineering geologists with an MS and BS in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or Mining
Engineering who want to obtain a working knowledge of tunnel design or construction management by applying the
fundamentals acquired in their BS and MS degrees (and possible professional experience).

2 Th e I n t er n at i o n al Tu n n el l i n g an d Un d er g r o u n d Sp ac e
As s o c i at i o n ( I TA)
ITA is a non-profit and non-governmental organization in consultative status, Special Category, with the United
Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The aims of the ITA are to encourage the use of the subsurface
for the benefit of public, environment and sustainable development; and to promote advances in planning, design,
construction, maintenance and safety of tunnels and underground space, by bringing together information thereon
and by studying questions related thereto. Currently, the ITA is composed of 54 member nations. The ITA has
provisionally endorsed the Certificate, and the final ITA decision is expected soon. www.ita-aites.org

3 Wh er e t h e Pr o g r am i s Ho u s ed
3. 1 Un i v er s i t y o f Tex as at Au s t i n ( UT)
One of the largest public universities in the United States. www.utexas.edu
350-acre main campus, 21,000 faculty and staff, 16 colleges and schools and almost 50,000 students
Annual enrollment =11,000 students
3,500 masters and doctors degrees awarded annually,
8,700 bachelors degrees awarded annually in more than 170 fields of study and 100 majors.
3,500 research projects, 90 research units and annual research funding exceeding $400 million.
3. 2 Co c k r el l Sc h o o l o f En g i n eer i n g
Annual research funding exceeding $120 million.
9
th
best engineering school in the US (US News).
255 professorial faculty. www.engr.utexas.edu
7,200 students enrolled in nine undergraduate and 13 graduate programs.
3. 3 Dep ar t men t o f Ci v i l , Ar c h i t ec t u r al , an d En v i r o n men t al
En g i n eer i n g ( CAEE)
Annual research funding exceeding $25 million.
4th best program, both undergraduate and graduate in the US (US News).
55 professorial faculty. www.caee.utexas.edu
750 undergraduate students, 350 graduate students.
3. 4 Cen t er f o r L i f el o n g En g i n eer i n g Ed u c at i o n ( CL EE)
Part of the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin, CLEE is an innovative leader in the training and
professional development industry. For over 35 years, CLEEs commitment has remained simple: to provide
training that makes a profound difference in peoples lives and work. With more than 100 working programs
worldwide offered across multi-disciplines, CLEE brings to individuals, organizations, and industry the best the Top
10 College of Engineering has to offer: cutting-edge research, solid academic reputation, and extensive faculty
experience. The end result is relevant, diverse education opportunities that transform lives. CLEE will manage the
program in coordination with the Program Director and issue the final Certificate. www.lifelong.engr.utexas.edu


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4 Mo t i v at i o n f o r UT Pr o g r am
The motivations behind this proposal are as follows:
No ITA-endorsed program is currently offered in the Americas (North, Central and South)
Very few tunneling courses are offered at US universities, and therefore it is very likely that a civil
engineer is not exposed to tunneling in his formal education.
Industry demand for tunnel engineers is extremely high and ever increasing.
Contractors cannot bid on projects because of lack of tunneling-educated manpower.
As a consequence of the previous point, tunneling prices are skyrocketing because tenders receive very
few, if any, bids.
Consulting firms cannot take on (more) projects because of lack of tunneling-educated manpower.
Owners have no expertise in tunneling because their last tunnel project was built a long time ago (>30
years), and personnel involved in those projects have long retired. However, more and more tunnel
alternatives now pass the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) because of increased environmental
sensitivity, cost of land/real estate, congestion, and population increase.
Because of the high demand and good compensation, engineers or engineering geologists enter the
tunneling business by simply acquiring the nomenclature on tunneling on the street or on the fly
without a firm understanding of fundamentals.
UT graduate students must be at the forefront of the tunneling industry.
Professionals cannot leave their current assignments for an extended period of time.
Sustainability: each traveling individual creates 0.6 to 1 pound/mile (150-300 g/km) of carbon emissions.


5 Cu r r en t I TA- en d o r s ed p r o g r ams v s . UT Pr o g am
As illustrated in Figure 1, the current ITA-endorsed programs are Level 2 Master Courses that, within the
European Bologna agreement structure:
1) Are offered in Europe: Turin (http://www.tunnel.formazione.corep.it/tunnel09/) and Lausanne
(http://lmr.epfl.ch/mas).
2) Are not necessary in order to obtain an engineering license.
3) Require travel to and reside (4 to 10 months) at the instruction location.

Level 2 Master Courses are awarded by the EU nation of interest, and have a legal value; the ITA endorsement
does not appear on the official diploma issued by the EU nation, but it appears on a separate certificate issued by
the organization that manages the program (Figure 2).

The Certificate is offered completely on line with several review modules and assignments, many homework
assignments meant to gain working knowledge of the subject matter, and weekly web-meetings to address and
discuss issues connected to the subject matter and/or homework. This allows students to pace the learning
process based on their actual needs and to acquire specialized knowledge in tunneling without leaving their current
professional assignments. Two tracks are envisioned: design and construction.


Figure 1. Structure of the Bologna agreement higher education system (European Union). After Dr. Daniele Peilas presentation
to the ITA-CET, May 2008.
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Figure 2. Diploma issued by COREP, Turin Polytechnic.


6 Ob j ec t i v es o f UT Pr o g r am
At the end of the program, students will be able to:
Move beyond acquiring nomenclature on tunneling.
Acquire core fundamentals as they apply to tunneling.
Acquire working knowledge of design or construction management of tunnels. In detail:
Understand the mechanics of tunnel advance.
Formulate investigation and monitoring programs for underground construction, and interpret their results
for design and construction.
Based on face stability analyses, subdivide an alignment into tunnel behavior categories.
Select and design the appropriate excavation method.
Select, compose and design the appropriate stabilization methods.
Prepare and interpret construction specifications.
Identify, quantify and manage risk in underground construction with an understanding of tunneling
contractual practices.
Proceed through detailed design of support and reinforcement (design track).
Manage a tunnel construction site, handle disputes, interpret and prepare contracts, schedules, and cost
estimates (construction track).
Work in a multi-cultural environment.

Students will be exposed to state-of-the-art/practice in tunneling and will rigorously master the material through
homework assignments, projects, and internships.


7 St r u c t u r e o f UT Pr o g r am
Duration: depends on students pace, but limited to 2 years.
11 Modules: General Tunneling Aspects; Engineering Geology, stresses, strains, and anisotropy;
Engineering Rock Mechanics; Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Investigations Using Rock
and Soil Mechanics; Analytical and Numerical Methods for Diagnosis Phase; Therapy Phase for
Preliminary Confinement; Type A tunnels: Analytical Methods of Analysis and Design; Type A tunnels:
Excavation in Rock; Therapy Phase and Construction Phase for Preconfinement (Type B and C Tunnels)
and Final Lining; Mechanized Tunneling with Face Control for Type B and C Tunnels; Monitoring and
Surveying; Risk Assessment and Management.
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Each Module is composed of: lectures and assignments by the Program Director that form the backbone
of the Certificate and ensure continuity throughout the program; reviews by industry leaders; in-depth
seminars with case-histories by industry leaders.
Over 40 homework assignments are reviewed and graded.
Use of RocScience codes Slide, Dips, Swedge, and Phase2 (www.rocscience.com); Midas GTS
(www.tnodiana.com); ITASCA FLAC, UDEC, and PFC is included in the homework (www.itascacg.com).
Theoretical background to the codes is explained in the lectures and mastered in the homework by
carrying out problems by hand and then checking the results with RocScience software. Hands-on
applications of Midas GTS and ITASCA codes are included. Time-sensitive educational licenses are
included in the fee and allow students to become familiar with industry standard software.
Over forty seminars on tunneling topics by leading international experts, about 2 hours per seminar. They
drill deep into a specific topic introduced in the two courses and bring the industry perspective and case
histories into the program. Comprehension questions are assigned at the end of each seminar.
All lectures and seminars are taped and can be accessed by the students at any time and from any
location.
Three-month internship at a construction site. Internship objectives are established in coordination with
the Program Director and the construction site supervisor; a 2-page final report addresses how objectives
were met, and is reviewed and approved by the construction site supervisor. All students are
responsible for finding and accomplishing their own internships.
Group weekly web-meeting with Program Director to: ensure continuity between course content and
homework, stimulate group discussion and feedback.


Although students have flexibility in pacing the lectures, it must be borne in mind that one week of lectures entails
from 3 to 6 hours of lectures. Enough time must be allowed to master the material, and each homework
assignment may take 9-12 hours to complete. Road blocks are established along the program curriculum at the
end of each program module listed below so that students cannot advance unless all previous homework has been
completed. Therefore, a firm commitment must be made in order to be able to complete the Certificate.

The following is a tentative list of modules and lectures. Changes may be made at any time to improve the
program.

Module 1: General Tunneling Aspects
Lectures:
General aspects of tunnel design and construction; worldwide demand
Experimental evidence and basic principles of tunneling

Industry Seminars:
General Tunneling Aspects and Geometric Design of Tunnels,
Relationships between Geotechnical/Structural Aspects and
Functional Aspects of Tunnel Design and Planning
Nick Chen (AECOM, USA)
Architectural Design of the Underground Space Kevin Peterson (Peterson Design, USA)
Underground Master Plans for Cities: the Helsinki Example The City of Helsinki (Finalnd)
Water Tunnels to Clean River Waters: Portland CSO Project The City of Portland (USA)
Fire safety in tunnels Gary English (Seattle Fire Department, USA),
Ventilation Constraints in Tunnel Design and Planning: Road
and Rail Tunnels
J ohn Kennedy (Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)
Tunnel inspection and rehabilitation: a consultant perspective Henry Russell (Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)
Design for Maintenance and Operation of Water Tunnels from
the Owner's Viewpoint
Terry Fallesen (Southern California Edison,
USA)
Design and Construction Management in Tunnel Projects Chris Bennett (AECOM, USA)
Consulting in a worldwide market William F. Brumund (Golder Associates, USA)
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Module 2: Engineering Geology, stresses, strains, and anisotropy
Lectures: HW
Introduction
Rock Forming Minerals
Plutonic Igneous Rocks
2.1
Volcanic Rocks
Epiclastic Sedimentary Rocks
2.2
Soluble Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Summary and Folds and Faults
2.3

2.4
Review of Mathematical Concepts
Strain
Stress
Elasticity and Anisotropy

2.5
2.6

Review of MS-level material and its application to tunneling:
Applied Geophysics and its Application to Tunneling
Assignment: Proposal for a geophysical exploration and
analysis of actual geophysical data from case history
Claude Robillard (Associated Geosciences,
Canada)

Industry Seminars:
Geophysical Methods for Investigating the Ground Ahead of the
Tunnel Face
Thomas Dickmann (Amberg Technologies AG,
Switzerland)
Engineering geology for tunnels: sedimentary rocks Russell J ernigan (Brierley Associates, USA)
Case histories of tunneling in Karst terrain Mingzhou Bai (Beijing J iaotong University,
China)
Engineering geology for tunnels: igneous rocks Hfer-llinger Giorgio (Geoconsult, Austria)
Engineering geology for tunnels: metamorphic rocks Chris Snee (Sneeconsult, USA)
Drill Holes, Core Borings, and in-the-hole Tests in Rock Rebecca Russo (Fugro, USA)


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Module 3: Engineering Rock Mechanics
Lectures: HW
In situ Stress and its Measurement 3.1
Intact Rock: Index Properties, Permeability, Uniaxial Compressive Strength
Intact Rock: Triaxial Test, Failure Criteria, Swelling
3.2
Discontinuities:
Mechanical Properties and Testing Techniques
Characterization, Geometric Properties, Stereographic Projection (c, d)
Fracture Patterns and Discrete Fracture Networks

3.3
3.4, 3.5

Rock Mass Classifications
Rock Mass Behavior and Continuum vs. Discontinuum
3.6
Water Flow in Single Fracture
Water Flow in Rock Masses
Effect of Clusters on Groundwater Flow and Grouting
3.7

Review of MS-level material and its application to tunneling:
Physical Hydrogeology
Assignment: Read UTRC case-histories on groundwater inflow.
Study geo-hydrology report for an actual construction site and
predict groundwater inflow
Hfer-llinger Giorgio (Geoconsult, Austria)

Industry Seminars:
Case histories in rock stress measurement Eivind Grv (Sintef, Norway)
Case histories in hydraulic fracturing rock stress measurement Tom Doe (Golder Associates, USA)
Some Observations on Modes of Failure and Their Analysis for
J ointed Rock Masses
Richard Goodman (University of California,
Berkeley)
Ongoing challenges in Engineering Geology for tunnelling in
difficult ground (J anhs Lecture)
Paul Marinos (University of Athens, Greece)
Groundwater inflow: current simplified methods and case
histories
J on Kaneshiro (Parsons, USA)
Tunneling through Mountain Faults Don W. Deere (Deere and Ault, USA)
Discrete Fracture Networks for Tunneling:
1. Overview continuum vs. discontinuum
2. Intro to DFN Modeling
3. Derivation of fracture properties
4. DFN Workflow - Portugues Dam Example
5. Fractured Rock Conceptual Models
6. Tunneling Hydrogeology
7. Upscaling Hydrogeology to Grid Models
8. Conclusions
Bill Dershowitz (Golder Associates, USA)
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Module 4: Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Investigations Using Rock and Soil Mechanics
Lectures: HW
Weight-volume Relationships, Permeability, Seepage, Effective Stresses in Drained Conditions 4.1
Effective Stresses in Undrained Conditions, Triaxial and Shear Tests 4.2
In situ Tests 4.3
Shear Strength and Deformability of Soils, Effective vs. Total stress 4.4
Critical State Soil Mechanics, Cam-Clay 4.5
Investigations for Underground Design and Construction 4.6

Industry Seminars:
Investigations for Soft-Ground Tunneling Red Robinson (Shannon and Wilson, USA)
Geotechnical baseline report Timothy Smirnov, (Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)
Examples of Geotechnical Baseline Reports Rolland Boehm (HDR, USA)
Slurry Walls, a designers perspective Safdar Gill (Consultant, USA)
Slurry Walls, a contractors perspective Giancarlo Santarelli (Bencor, USA)
An Overview of Soft Ground Tunneling from a Consultant
Perspective
Timothy Smirnov, (Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)
NATM and sequential excavation method Harald Wagner (Consultant, Austria)
Analysis of COntrolled DEformations (ADECO) Pietro Lunardi (RockSoil, Italy)


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Module 5: Analytical and Numerical Methods for the Diagnosis Phase; Primary Confinement for the Therapy
Phase
Lectures: HW
Diagnosis Phase: Action and Reaction
Convergence Curves to Determine Action and Reaction
Characterization of tunnel behavior A, B, C with:
Convergence Curves,
Numerical Methods for Soils and Equivalent Continuous Rock Masses
Numerical Methods for Discontinuum
5.1
The Finite Element Method for Non-linear Problems:
Principle of Virtual Works and its FEM Discretization, Residual Force Equations and
Stiffness Matrices
Special Aspects of Tunneling Applications
5.2
Therapy Phase:
Overview and choice of excavation system
Confinement and Preconfinement as Stabilization Methods, Composition of Sections
Convergence-confinement Method and 2-D FEM Analysis of Ground-Structure Interaction
Preliminary Confinement: Steel Ribs
Preliminary Confinement: Radial Bolts and Dowels, Shotcrete
5.3





5.4


Industry Seminars:
Geological constraints and geotechnical issues in mechanized
tunneling
Paul Marinos (University of Athens, Greece)
Continuum Analyses: Boundary Element (BE) Analyses and
Coupled FE-BE Analyses for Underground Excavations
Christian Dunser (University of Graz, Austria)
Continuum Analyses: Practical Aspects of Finite Element (FE)
Analyses in Geotechnical Engineering and Tunneling
Ahmed Elkadi (Midas GTS, The Neatherlands)
Continuum Analyses: Finite Element Analysis of Underground
Excavations and Ground-Structure Interaction
Taner Aydogmus (ILF, USA-Austria)
Continuum Analyses: FLAC ITASCA
Discontinuum Analyses: UDEC and 3DEC ITASCA
Discontinuum Analyses: PFC and PFC3D David Potyondy (Itasca, USA)
Discontinuum Analyses: DDA and 3D-DDA Gen-Hua Shi (Consultant,USA)
Rockbolts and rock dowels technology Robert Weir (Williams USA)
Reinforcement Systems and Swellex Bill Warfield (Atlas Copco, USA)
Use of fibers for tunneling applications Bruno Rossi (Maccaferri, Italy)
Shotcrete technology TBA
Steel set, lattice girders and liner plate technology Ron Smith (American Commercial, USA)


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Module 6: Type A tunnels: Analytical Methods of Analysis and Design
Lectures: HW
Discontinuum Rock Masses: Block Theory and its Applications to Surface and Underground
Excavations
Introduction and Basic Equations
Finiteness, Removability, Mode and Stability Analyses
Portals and Tunnel Face, Active Forces, Design Considerations
6.1
6.2
6.3
Discontinuum Rock Masses: Rock Slope Stability 6.4
Equivalent Continuum Rock Masses: Elastic Solutions 6.5
Discontinuum Rock Masses:
Tunnels with a Single Discontinuity
Tunnels parallel to a Fracture Set: Slippage and Buckling
Tunnels in Horizontally-Bedded Rock Masses
Tunnels in Rock Masses with Ubiquitous J oints


Industry Seminars:
Application of Block Theory to Tunnels and Portals with Case
Histories
Matthew Mauldon (Virginia Tech, USA)
Case histories of rock slope analysis and stabilization at tunnel
portals
Duncan C. Wyllie (Wyllie & Norrish Rock
Engineers, Canada)
Case Histories of Reinforcement Design for Tunnels in
Discontinuous Rock
Michael McRae (J acobs Associates, USA)
Case Histories of Rock Cavern Design Ed Cording (University of Illinois, USA)
Water taps and sewer outfalls: why we need them, what they
are, hydraulic constraints, design and construction
considerations, case histories.
J on Kaneshiro (Parsons, USA)



Module 7: Type A tunnels: Excavation in Rock
Lectures: HW
Excavation Principles
Blasting:
Introduction
Analysis of Blasting Effect
Design of Rounds for Slopes and Tunnels, and Controlled Blasting
Vibrations and Vibration Control
7.1
Hard rock TBMs: Principles and boring operation
Thrust and different types of machines


Industry Seminars:
Drilling technology J uha Kukkonen (Sandvik, Finland)
Blasting Technology: the European Perspective Demostenes Efstratiadis (Consultant, Italy)
Blasting technology: the US Perspective Gordon Revey (Revey Associates, Inc., USA)
Rock tunnel boring machines: Manufacturers perspective Brian Kalighi (Robbins, USA)
Rock tunnel boring machines: Contractor's perspective TBA
Choice of rock tunnel boring machines Stefan Skuk (Brenner Base Tunnel, Italy-
Austria)
Prediction of cutter life and penetration rate for hard rock TBMs GianCarlo Cardone (SWECO, Sweden)
Roadheaders J oseph Pichler Sandvik (Sandvik, Austria)
Rail-based equipment for tunneling applications Bruce Matheson (Mining Equipment, USA)
Conveyor systems for tunneling applications TBA
Equipment for lifting and charging, scaling and hauling, spraying Normet (Finland)
Case History: Gotthard Base Tunnel, Switzerland Heinz Ehrbar (Alptransit, Switzerland)

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Module 8: Preconfinement for Type B and C Tunnels; Final Lining and Waterproofing
Lectures: HW
Tunnels under the water table and preconfinement by drain umbrella
Final Confinement: one pass and two pass segmental lining
Final Confinement: cast-in-place lining and invert
Construction Phase: Waterproofing
8.1


8.2
Preconfinement with grouting umbrella and compensation grouting

Preconfinement: jet grouting umbrellas
Preconfinement: fiberglass dowels
8.3
Preconfinement: freezing
Preconfinement: precut and pretunnel,
Presupport: micropile umbrellas
8.4
Seismic Design of Tunnels 8.5


Industry Seminars:
Plants for and Production of Concrete Pre Cast Segments Bruno Candeloro (CIFA, Italy)
Concrete Pre Cast Segments: Design, Interface with TBM,
Transport, Installation
Harald Wagner (Consltant, Austria)
Fiber-reinforced Concrete Precast Segments and Cast-in-Place
Final Lining
Giovanni Plizzari (University of Brescia, Italy)
Grouting for Segmental Lining David Crouthamel (J acobs Associates)
Design of segment lininig: analysis of a relevant case histories Nicola della Valle (Tunnelconsult, Spain)
Formworks and Work Cycle for Cast-in-Place Concrete Lining Eugenio Bertino (CIFA)
Pressure Tunnel Linings:
Design Considerations for Locating Pressure Tunnels
and Shafts
Stabilization of Tunnel and Shaft Excavations
Concrete Tunnel and Shaft Liners
Steel Tunnel and Shaft Liners
Greg Raines (MWH, USA)
J et grouting for Underground Works Daniele Vanni (Trevi, Italy)
Fiber-glass Reinforcement of Tunnel Core Carla Zenti (Elas, Italy)
Micropiles in Underground Construction Daniele Vanni (Trevi, Italy)
Freezing for Underground Construction J oe Sopko (Mortrech, USA)
Permeation Grouting Hayward Baker
Hot bitumen grouting in Karst terrain ECO Grouting Specialists
Compensation Grouting ECO Grouting Specialists
Waterproofing Alberto Scuero (Carpitech, Switzerland)
Organization of Tunnel Construction Sites Antonio Nicola (Impregilo, Italy)
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Module 9: Mechanized Tunneling with Face Control for Category B and C Tunnels
Lectures: HW
Shield Tunneling methods in soft ground
Transport facilities, separation and depositing, tailskin seals, grouting and injection procedures

Slurry Machines
Face Support for Slurry Machines
9.1
Earth Pressure Balance Machines EPBMs
Face Support for EPBMs
9.2

Industry Seminars:
Double-shield tunnel boring machines Alessandro Tricamo (Impregilo-SA Healy,
USA)
EPBMs: Manufacturer's perspective TBA
Soil conditioners for EPBMs Richard Schulkins (Mapei, Singapore)
Slurry Machines: Manufacturer's perspective Steve Short (Herrenknecht, USA)
Slurry Machines and EPBMs: Contractor's perspective Alessandro Tricamo (Impregilo-SA Healy,
USA)
Bearings, Seals, and Drives TBA
Settlements Verya Nasri (AECOM, USA)
Mechanized tunneling in boulder-laden ground Glen Frank (J ae Dee Contractors, USA)
Microtunneling and Trenchless Technology Ray Sterling (Luisiana Tech, USA)
Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel Qunfang Hu (Tongji University, China)
Major Mechanized Tunneling Projects in the United States Timothy Smirnov (Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)


Module 10: Monitoring, Surveying and Safety
Lectures:

HW
Monitoring 10.1

Industry Seminars:

Tunnel Monitoring for NATM Klaus Chmelina (Geodata, Austria)
Tunnel Monitoring for ADECO Alberto Ballestrieri (3S, Italy)
Surveying for Conventional Tunnels: Use of Total Station,
Laserscanner, Guidance Systems for Roadheaders,
Excavators, and Bolters
Amberg Technologies (Amberg, Switzerland)
Surveying for TBM Tunnels: Machine Guidance and Precast
Segment Erection Control
Nod Clarke-Hackston (VMT, Germany)
Health and Safety in underground construction: United States Gerald Fulghum (Consultant, USA)
Health and Safety in underground construction: European
Union and UK
Donald Lamont (UK Health and Safety
Executive, UK)


Module 11: Risk Assessment and Management
Industry Seminars:

Decision and Risk Analysis Bill Roberds (Golder Associates, USA)
Case Histories of Risk Analysis in Tunneling TBA
Project Controls and Cost Estimating J im Peregoy (Peregoy Construction Services,
USA)
Contract Documents for Subsurface Projects David Corkum (Donovan Hatem LLP, USA)
Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Differing Site Conditions
Claims
Peter Douglas (Consultant, USA)
Professional Liability and Risk Allocation/Management
Considerations for Design and Construction Management
Professionals Involved in Subsurface Projects
David hatem (Donovan Hatem LLP, USA)
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8 Di p l o mas
After completion of all assigned homework and comprehension questions with 70% passing grade, and completion
of internship, the University of Texas at Austin will award the Certificate in Tunneling.


9 Co n t i n u i n g Ed u c at i o n Un i t s ( CEUs )
The Certificate is worth at least 25 CEUs (Pending Approval). CLEE will issue CEUs at completion of each module.
CEUs may be used by Professional Engineers to fulfill the requirements for license renewal per State Boards
regulations.


10 Reg i s t r at i o n Pr o c es s an d Co s t
a) Collect the following documents:
1. Filled in application form (available at http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/tunneling)
2. Copy of passport or official ID
3. Copy of transcripts for Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree
4. Copy of official English translation of the transcripts above (if they are not in English)

b) Registration and payment: .
1. If you register on-line (http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/tunneling):
Go through the on-line process, click Complete Registration, and print out the last screen with your
confirmation number, bio info, and payment info.
Scan and email the print-out of your last screen and the 4 documents above to fulvio@tononeng.com
2. If you register by mail:
Go to http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/tunneling, select Certificate in Tunneling, add Certificate to cart,
select Printable Registration Form, fill in the form and mail it with your payment to the address in the
registration form.
Mail the print-out of your last screen and the 4 documents above to:
Tommy Oates
Senior Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Cockrell School of Engineering
Center for Lifelong Engineering Education
P.O. Box H
Austin, TX 78713-8908
E-mail: toates@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: +1-(512) 471-4875

Registration and payment must be finalized by J uly 31
st
2012.
Cost (does not include cost of books, which must be separately purchased by the attendee): USD 15,000 (fifteen
thousand).
Payment may be carried out in one installment or according to the following breakdown:
o $5000 September 1 (access to modules 1-4)
o $5000 December 6 (access to modules 5-8)
o $5000 April 18 (access to modules 9-11)



11 Pr o g r am Hi g h l i g h t s
Exposure to the latest and more efficient design, management and construction methods from the
international tunneling industry, whether they are US methods now adopted internationally, or, vice versa,
non-US methods that have shown their merits in the international context. In either case, speakers are
chosen among the developers or acknowledged experts on these methods. Examples include:
o The Analysis of Controlled Deformations (ADECO), which 500 km of built tunnels in Europe have
proven to lead to industrialized tunnel advance even in the most difficult (before deemed
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impossible) tunneling conditions (with and without tunnel boring machine) with reliable
predictions of advance rates and cost. ADECO is the backbone of the course Design and
Construction of Tunnels. Until now, ADECO has never been used outside Europe.
o Sub-horizontal jet grouting from the tunnel face (around the tunnel core and in the tunnel core),
which has never been used in the United States.
o High technology fiberglass reinforcement of the tunnel core, which has never been used in the
United States.
o Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR), which, developed in the US, is now adopted worldwide as
a basic tool for risk management.
o Best Contractual Practices, which, also developed in the US, are used as an international
reference by owners, design firms, contractors, and law firms.
Writing skills: Each assignment must be submitted with a professional cover memorandum. In the text of
the memorandum the student will: Briefly state the purpose of the work (remind the reader of what was
requested and what the student did); Describe the data, material properties, and other information used to
solve the problem, including any assumptions; Review important aspects of the problem and solution;
Refer to any attached drawings, plots, and other figures and identify the significant information they
contain; Summarize important results, conclusions, and recommendations.
Continuity: ensured by review and grading of HW assignments and by the program director, who meets
with students for a couple of hours each week to tie pieces together.
Emphasis on active students learning by means of: homework assignments through which students
discover, process and apply information; weekly discussion with the program director where different
approaches to tunneling (introduced during the week or previous weeks) are contrasted; and three
months at a construction site where students are physically embedded in a tunnel construction crew: an
experience they will not forget!
Quality assurance for future employers: Employers are thus ensured that students have acquired the
necessary fundamentals. The quality of the application of these fundamentals to tunneling is ensured by:
the credentials of the 40 outside industry speakers, the continuous relationship with and feedback from
the industry while students work on their assignments/projects, the extent and structure of the internship,
the oversight of the International Tunneling Consortium and Program Director, CLEE and the University of
Texas . Employers are thus ensured that students are in a position to develop their career in tunneling
and be productive from day one.
Distance learning for busy professionals. Professionals from all over the world who already have the
fundamentals may obtain an in-depth and hands-on application of their fundamentals to tunneling by
studying and mastering the material at their own pace without leaving their current work assignments.


12 Rev i ews

The program you have set up is impressive in both scope and the degree of connection with tunneling practice. It
is definitely meeting particularly the requirements of the overheated American tunneling market. With a public
infrastructure program that is likely to be true also for the incoming Obama administration. But also I am sure that
young engineers educated in the way your program facilitates it will not have a problem to find their way
internationally too. Anyway, we would welcome them to apply for a job in tunneling with HOCHTIEF
internationally. Hansgeorg Balthaus, Vors. der Geschftsleitung/Management Chairman HOCHTIEF Consult
HOCHTIEF Construction AG Alfredstrae 236, 45133 Essen, Germany.

I am writing regarding the "Design and Construction of Tunnel" course held by Professor Tonon at the University
of Texas. I have the opportunity to participate in the lectures held by Prof. Tonon from my base London through the
means of e-learning. The scope of the course is focused on the tunnelling industry with particular attention paid to
both the Design and Construction phases. The competence of the professor is very high and this is reflected in the
technical level of the lectures. The topics are well presented and are supported by Technical Papers as well as
Homework Assignments. On a personal level I am finding the course very challenging and worthwhile. The online
system is very flexible (the lectures are viewed on-demand) and this allows me to conjugate the course with work.
The handouts will be very useful as reference material in the future. I hold a MSc in Civil-Structural Engineering
and I would recommend the course to Graduates exposed to the tunnelling industry as I have been. A good
background in soil/rock mechanics is a prerequisite. Paolo Perugini, Graduate Tunnelling Engineer, Crossrail
AADT, ArupAtkins Design Team.