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The course is open to students from other faculties but it is advised to previously follow the courses:
CT 2090 Grondmechanica and CT 2330 Funderingstechniek.

The course addresses the following topics:
• Overview
• The subsoil (basics)
• Safety and risk management
• Basics of various kinds of tunnels
• Basements
• Special constructions
• Small infrastructures, trench less technology
• Subsurface planning
• Contracts and use of underground space
• Legal aspects
• Decision making process
• Multiple use of land
• Site visit major (relevant) project

Students obtain basic knowledge of the multidisciplinary aspects of the use of undergrounds space. Based on knowledge about the characteristics of several construction technologies they are able to asses their applicability in different situations. This may be different geological or physical conditions. They are able to analyze and structure the complex decision making process that is related to the use of underground space and define an integral approach.

Study load:
Lectures 14 x 2 hours 28 hours
Hours related to lectures 14 hours
Self sudy (syllabus/sheets) 35 hours
Paper (writing & discussing) 25 hours
Exam preparation 8 hours
Exam 1 hour
Total 111 hours

Lectures, site visit, writing a paper

Not applicable with regard to the BSc program. The course CT 3300 is required if the master course CT4780 Underground Space Technology: special topics, is chosen.

For the course, students can make use of the syllabus “Use of Underground Space” (190 pages) and the sheets of the lectures which are made available at Black Board. It is recommend but not compulsory that students also read the book “Ondergronds bouwen” (255 pages) COB (ISBN 90 807297 1 X).

After the lectures are finished students have to form groups consisting of three (minimum) to five (maximum) students and write a short paper (10 to 20 pages)about a topic that can either be chosen from a list of available topics or of free chose. The topic has to be related to the use of underground space. After the paper is finished a group wise oral exam follows concerning the paper and the course. The level of knowledge is tested on the understanding and the ability to apply the relevant information from the lectures, literature and syllabi.

Submitted paper

Grading of the oral exam and the paper