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Politecnico di Torino COREP

Programme

The Post-Graduate Master Course on "Tunnelling and Tunnel Boring Machines" will be held from November 2009 to October 2010. 


It involves 484 hours of face-to-face lessons and classroom exercises, 2 months of stage in a tunnel construction site or in a tunnelling design company and a thesis work. 


The course is worth a total of 60 European Credits Transfer System (ECTS) academic credits, corresponding to:


  • Lectures and exercises: 45 ECTS (See table below)

  • Technical visits: 1 ECTS

  • Stage: 7 ECTS

  • Final thesis: 7 ECTS


    • The course attendance implies full time engagement from Monday to Friday (6/8 hours a day).


    The official language of the course is English.



    Weekly Programme Post Graduate Master Course (Final)




    General Program

    SUBJECTS CREDITS HOURS OF
    LECTURES (L)
    AND EXERCISES (E)


    First Module :  Tunnel Design and construction Methods  (18 credits)

    Tunnel Construction 1 12 (L)
    Rock Mass Characterization and “geo” investigations 6 50 (L) + 10 (E)
    Conventional Tunnelling and Tunnel supports 8 70 (L) + 10 (E)
    Risk  Assessments 1 10 (L)
    Ground reinforcing for tunnelling 2 10 (L) + 10 (E)

    Second Module :  Mechanized Tunnelling  (18 credits)

    General Aspects of mechanized tunnelling 2 15 (L) + 5 (E)
    Hard Rock Tunnelling mechanized 4 30 (L) + 10 (E)
    Soft rock and ground mechanized Tunnelling 6 50 (L) + 10 (E)
    Tunnels in difficult conditions 1 10 (L)
    Plants 2 20 (L)
    Microtunnelling 3 30 (L)
     

    Third Module :  Management and safety of job sites  (9 credits)

    Contractual and legislative aspects, work sites management, quality 3 30 (L)
    Safety of work sites and equipment 4 40 (L)
    Fire protection and environment 2 10 (L) + 10 (E)

    Addictional lectures

    Equal Opportunities - 10 (L)
    Enhancement of personal resources - 12 (L)