Soft Ground Tunnelling Course

Date: Mon 10 April - Mon 22 May, 2023

This 50hr 6 week course delivered by Dr. Alun Thomas, looks at the over-arching principles of design in the context of soft ground. Topics such as safety, risk management, sustainability and design codes will be covered in outline. The key aspects of geotechnics will be highlighted, on the assumption that the attendees have a basic understanding of this subject already. Additionally, this course provides insight into many related topics such as ground treatment, instrumentation and monitoring and sustainability. Each subject will be illustrated with easy to understand examples and practical cases.