Discover the capabilities of model tunnelling in rock with PLAXIS. With several models available for different types of rock, including intact, fractured, stratified, and swelling rock, you can design and reinforce underground excavations with ease. Use the Tunnel Designer to create the tunnel cross-section, add reinforcement such as rock bolts or cables, and specify the construction trajectory.
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This workshop on Rock and Tunnels is an additional special topic day to the Advanced Course on Computational Geotechnics. It can also be attended as a standalone workshop. The workshop focuses on modelling and calculating tunnels in rock using the NATM method. Initially, the workshop concentrates on modelling the rock itself, including intact, fractured, stratified, and even swelling rock. Afterward, the focus shifts to modelling the tunnel construction, including excavation stages, reinforcement, and tunnel lining.
What will the course cover?
• General aspects of Rock behaviour
• The Hoek-Brown and Jointed Rock models
• Modelling swelling rock
• Modelling tunnels in 2D and 3D
• Hands-on exercises
What should I have?
- Prior experience in either using PLAXIS for engineering applications or in the field of tunnelling
For more information about the Advanced Course on Computational Geotechnics, CLICK HERE.
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The course cost includes:
• Lunches and dinners on the course days
• The use of a computer provided by the organization with the appropriate licenses installed
• Binder with printed course material
Helmut obtained his Ph.D. from the University College of Swansea, UK and has taught for many years courses on Advanced Soil Mechanics and Computational Geomechanics at the Graz University of Technology, Austria. He has over 35 years of experience in development and application of the finite element method in geotechnics.
Thomas worked several years as field geophysicist, structural-, and geotechnical engineer before he got into constitutive modelling of geo-materials. As part of his Ph.D. thesis he developed the HSsmall model, a small-strain extension of the Hardening Soil mode before moving to NTNU. Nowadays he is fully focused on running his own company specialised in numerical geotechnics.
Yasser has been a researcher and consultant since over 25 years. He has a wide experience by the design and construction of raft and piled raft foundations of high-rise buildings and bridge foundation. He was also involved in many projects dealing with stability of landslides, soil improvement, rock fall hazards and tunnelling. In 2009 Yasser become professor of structural engineering at Ain Shams University in Cairo.
Recognized as an expert in geotechnical analysis and engineering, Richard Witasse has more than 20 years of experience in working with geotechnical digital tools and geotechnical finite element analysis software. After starting his career as a software engineer in the field of finite element analysis software for reinforced concretes structures, Richard became an application engineer and worked for the global leaders in geotechnical analysis software. Richard joined PLAXIS in 2008 and has always worked since then on geotechnical consulting, customer success and training for the many users of the most popular digital solutions for geotechnical engineering and analysis.Â
Dennis obtained a Master's degree in Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology before he joined PLAXIS in 1996 as a programmer. He has been involved for several years in the development of new PLAXIS products before shifting his main field of activity to user support and lecturing courses in 2002. Since 2006 he is the international course coordinator, a position he continued to fulfil when PLAXIS joined Bentley Systems in 2018 and Seequent in 2021. From 2020 Dennis is now also responsible for the technical documentation of PLAXIS.
