tunneling

	The Colorado School of Mines, in conjunction with Tunnel Business Magazine and Microtunneling, Inc., presents Breakthroughs in Tunneling - a three-day Short Course that will cover all aspects of conventional and mechanized tunnel design and construction in hard rock, soft ground and soils.



	Presented by international experts in the tunneling community, this one-of-a-kind Short Course provides in-depth, specialized instruction not offered anywhere else in the world. The Short Course benefits anyone involved in the multi-billion dollar global tunneling sector.

	The course subjects will be presented by prominent international experts from industry and academia. The course attendees will receive CEUs for attending the course. This course is highly recommended for technical and management professionals from owners, engineers, contractors, consulting firms, and anyone else involved in tunneling and underground construction.
	Course Directors -
	Dr. Levent Ozdemir, Professor of Mining and Director of the Tunneling and Earth Mechanics Institute, Colorado School of Mines

	Timothy Coss, President, Microtunneling, Inc.

	Both Ozdemir and Coss are widely recognized in the tunneling and microtunneling sector. Ozdemir has spent more than 20 years as a professor at the School of Mines, where he dedicates his research to innovative mechanical excavation and drilling techniques. Coss' company provides equipment, product support and engineering services for state-of-the-art tunneling and microtunneling projects across the globe.


	The two also serve as course directors for the successful and long-running Microtunneling Short Course. With more than 1,700 students from 25 countries attending over the last 15 years, the Microtunneling Short Course is recognized as the world's leading educational venue for microtunneling.

	This year's Tunneling Short Course included the following subjects -

	Site Investigations		Slurry Shield Machines
	Geotechnical Baseline Reports		Hard Rock TBMs
	Machine Excavation in Bouldery Ground		EPB Machines
	Selection of Excavation Method		Large Diameter EPB Machines
	Shaft Design and Construction		Segment Annulus Grouting
	Tunnel and Ground Support Design		Microtunneling
	NATM Design and Construction		Tunnel Ventilation
	Pipe Umbrella Systems		Construction Management
	Drill And Blast Tunneling		Dispute Resolution
	Roadheader Tunneling		Risk Assessment
	Ground Support and Bolting		Segmental Concrete Liners
	TBM Production and Cutter Life		Jet and Compaction Grouting
	Overview of Underground Grouting		Consolidation and Contact Grouting
	Probe Drilling and Pre-Excavation Grouting		Slurry Separation and Handling
	Tunnel Costing and Scheduling		Case Histories

	We will post more information as it becomes available.

	Tunneling Short Course
	September 23-25, 2009
	Colorado School of Mines
	Course Directors: Levent Ozdemir & Timothy Coss