Course Details

Underground Surveys

Academic Year 2023/24

NEA033 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-GK Summer Semester 1st year

Specifics of underground surveys (terminology, instruments, points stabilization, unusual conditions).
Underground surveying methods (angles, distances, magnetic, gyroscopic), accuracy.
Underground position connection and orientation measurements, accuracy.
Vertical connection measurement in mines, accuracy.
Documentation of underground structures, mining maps.
Effects of undermining, methods of geodetical and geotechnical monitoring.
Underground structures, utilities.
Tunnels, tunneling technology, setting-out methods, documentation of underground structures.
Basic legislative regulations governing mining activities.

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Bureš, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geodesy

Objective

Getting an overview of underground surveying problems. Mastering of methods and accuracy analyses of special underground surveying tasks.

Knowledge

Student gets an overview of underground surveying problems. Student masters the methods and accuracy analyses of special underground surveying tasks.

Syllabus

1. Underground surveys - instruments, unusual conditions.
2. Prescriptions for mining and underground surveys.
3. Mining maps.
4. Underground connection and orientation measurements. Vertical connection measurement in mines.
5. Magnetic measurement in mines. Laser measuring technique.
6. Surface and underground primary control networks for tunnel constructions. Accuracy analysis of a tunnel breakthrough.
7. Underground engineering lines.
8. Geodetic support for subway building.
9. Monitoring of underground structures.
10. Documentation of underground structures.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of geodetic measurement technology and accuracy analyses of measurement and setting out.
Knowledge of basics engineering geodesy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/271362

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Underground surveys - instruments, unusual conditions.

2. Prescriptions for mining and underground surveys.

3. Mining maps.

4. Underground connection and orientation measurements. Vertical connection measurement in mines.

5. Magnetic measurement in mines. Laser measuring technique.

6. Surface and underground primary control networks for tunnel constructions. Accuracy analysis of a tunnel breakthrough.

7. Underground engineering lines.

8. Geodetic support for subway building.

9. Monitoring of underground structures.

10. Documentation of underground structures.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

Theoretical calculation of the position and orientation and underground connection of geodetic networks. Practical measurement of position and orientation of the connection of geodetic networks. Practical measuring of underground connection of geodetic networks. Practical geodetic measuring of convergence in tunnel profile. Professional excursions for the construction of underground structures.