42067 Underground Construction and Management

6cp; 13hpw (3 weeks), block
Requisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Degree owned by FEIT OR 120 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Honours Embedded Degree owned by FEIT OR 120 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Degree owned by FEIT OR 120 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Honours Degree owned by FEIT OR 120 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Degree co-owned by FEIT OR 120 credit points of completed study in Bachelor's Combined Honours Degree co-owned by FEIT
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Recommended studies:
48370 Road and Transport Engineering; 48340 Construction; 48352 Construction Materials; 16912 Construction Project Management Principles; 16314 Construction Technology 3; 16422 Construction Technology 4

Description

This subject provides students with an overarching introduction to tunnelling and underground construction and focuses on the technical and managerial skills required for professional practice. Students are exposed to the main types of tunnelling projects and equipment. The subject also covers tunnelling parts and systems (ventilation, lining, etc) as well as a number of managerial aspects (scheduling and programming, quality, risk and options management). This subject supports the development of key capabilities for the collaborative delivery of projects within tunnelling and underground construction.

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