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Tunneling
September 22-24, 2010

Visit the Tunneling home page here.

LOCATION
This course will be taught in the Green Center on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, Colorado. Golden is located about 13 miles west of downtown Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Transportation from Denver International Airport may be arranged by visiting our Travel Information page and clicking on "DIA Ground Transportation."

2009 SPONSORS

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BROCHURE
A copy of the course brochure will be available soon .

2009 SCHEDULE (2010 schedule will be posted when available)

WEDNESDAY
7:30-8:00         - Registration
8:00-8:15         - Opening Remarks- Levent Ozdemir
8:15-9:15         - Site Investigations- Greg Raines, Montgomery Watson Harza
9:15-9:45         - Geotechnical Baseline Reports-  Randy Essex, Hatch Mott MacDonald
9:45-10:00       - Coffee Break
10:00-10:30     - Risk Assessment, Bob Goodfellow, Black & Veatch
10:30-11:15     - Selection of Excavation Method, Gary Brierley, Brierley Associates
11:15-11:45     - Design for High Water Inflows, Bill Hansmire,PB
11:45-12:30     - Lunch
12:30-1:15       - Shaft Design and Construction, Glenn Boyce, Jacobs Associates
1:15-2:00         - Tunnel and Ground Support Design, David Caiden, Arup
2:00-2:45         - NATM Design and Construction, Victor Romero, Jacobs Associates
2:45-3:00         - Coffee Break
3:00-3:45         - Pipe Umbrella and Roof Bolts, Franz Walchshofer, Alwag-DSI
3:45-4:30         - Drill and Blast Tunneling, Ed Tanner, Atlas-Copco
4:30-5:15         - Roadheader Tunneling, Bruno Reumueller, Sandvik

THURSDAY
8:00-8:30         - Tunneling through Difficult Ground, Don Deere, Deere & Ault
8:30-9:15         - Hard Rock TBMs, Dennis O'Fiara, Robbins
9:15-10:00       - EPB Machines, Werner Burger, Herrenknecht
10:00-10:15     - Coffee Break
10:15-11:00     - Slurry Shield Machines, Werner Burger, Herrenknecht
11:00- 11:45    - Predicting Groundwater Inflows, Jack Raymer, Jordan Jones & Goulding
11:45-12:15     - Guidance and Monitoring of Tunneling Machines, Nod Hackston, VMT-Gmbh  
12:15-1:00       - Lunch
1:00-1:30        - Machine Excavation in Bouldery Ground, Steven Hunt, CH2M Hill
1:30-2:00         - TBM Production and Cutter Life, Levent Ozdemir
2:00-2:45         - Segmental Concrete Liners, Jon Hurt, Arup
2:45-3:00         - Coffee Break
3:00-3:30         - Overview of Underground Grouting, Ray Henn, Lyman-Henn
3:30-4:00         - Jet and Compaction Grouting, Joe Harris, Hayward Baker
4:00-4:45         - Probe Drilling and Pre-excavation Grouting, Paul Schmall, Moretrench
4:45-5:15         - Consolidation and Contact Grouting, Brad Crenshaw, Nicholson
7:00                 - Banquet
      Speaker – Jeff Petersen, Vice President and Manager, Underground Distirct, Kiewit

FRIDAY
8:00-8:45         - Tunnel Utilities, Brian Fulcher, JF Shea
8:45-9:15         - Slurry Separation and Handling, Ben Clark, Derrick Equipment
9:15-10:00       - Microtunneling, Tim Coss, Microtunneling Inc.
10:00-10:15     - Coffee Break
10:15-11:00     - Tunnel Costing and Scheduling, Jim Peregoy, Peregoy Construction
11:00-11:30     - Construction Management, Tom Peyton, PB
11:30-12:00     - Dispute Resolution, Ray Henn, Lyman-Henn
12:00-1:00      - Lunch
1:00-1:30        - Case History- NATM Tunnels, Devil’s Slide Tunnel, Todd Cummings, Kiewit
1:30-2:00        - Case History- Slurry Shield Tunnels, Portland CSO, Bill Mariucci, Kiewit
2:00-2:30        - Case History- EPB Tunnels, Minneapolis/Seattle Projects, Paul Zick, Obayashi
2:30-3:00        - Case History- Large Diameter TBM Tunnels, Jack Brockway, Herrenknecht
3:00-3:30        - Case History-Med-Dead Tunnel Project-Chris Breeds, Subterra Inc.
3:30-4:00        - Discussion, Closing Remarks and Adjourn, Levent Ozdemir

LOCATION
This course will be held on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.

FEES AND REGISTRATION
The course will be held September 22-24, 2010 and the fee is $1,485 if registering by August 13, 2010 and $1,585 after August 13.  Any one day of the Tunneling course may be attended for a fee of $625 if registering by August 13, and $675 after August 13. Additional days are outlined on the registration form.

The registration fee includes registration, course notebook, coffee breaks, and lunches. The banquet is $45 in addition to the registration fee. You may register electronically by clicking here:

REGISTER

The sponsor reserves the right to cancel the courses and return registration fees if enrollment is insufficient. This course is offered as part of the Statewide Extended Studies Program of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

Cancellations will be charged a $200 processing fee. No refunds will be given to registrants who fail to cancel 5 working days prior to course delivery.  Personnel substitutions may be made at any time without cost penalty. CSM will award 2 Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) for participation in this course.

ACCOMMODATIONS, TRAVEL, AND MEALS
Registrants are responsible for their own lodging, food, and travel arrangements. Click here for accommodations information and for travel information.

For technical information about the course, contact:

Levent Ozdemir, Ph.D., PE
780 Kachina Circle
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-526-1905 (work) and 303-999-1390 (cell)
Email: lozdemir1977@aol.com

For general registration information, contact:

Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303/273-3321
Fax: 303/273-3314
E-mail: space@mines.edu

 

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