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Civil Engineering Bachelor Information
Compulsory Courses 6. Semester
Examination Block 4
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
101-0126-01LStructural Concrete II Information O5 credits5GW. Kaufmann
AbstractContents:
Prestressed concrete (introduction, prestressing systems, load-deformation response, detailing, girders, slabs), plates (introduction, yield criteria, equilibrium solutions, yield-line analysis, shear and punching, serviceability).
ObjectiveUnderstanding the response of slabs;
Knowing the principle and the techniques of prestressing;
Ability to correctly dimension and detail typical building structures.
ContentContents: Prestressed concrete (introduction, prestressing systems, load-deformation response, detailing, girders, slabs), plates (introduction, yield criteria, equilibrium solutions, yield-line analysis, shear and punching, serviceability).
Lecture notesScript and handouts available at:
https://concrete.ethz.ch/sbe-ii/
Literature- SIA Codes 260 (Basis of structual design), 261 (Actions on structures) and 262 (concrete structures).
- "Ingenieur-Betonbau", vdf Hochschulverlag, Zurich, 2005, 225 pp.
- Peter Marti, "Theory of Structures", Wiley, 2013, 679 pp.
Prerequisites / NoticePrerequisites: "Theory of Structures I", "Theory of Structures II", "Structural Concrete I".
101-0556-01LConstruction MethodsO5 credits4GS.  Moser
Abstract- Construction methods of Special Underground and Deep Foundation Construction as well as tunnelling methods
- Planning of construction processes, site equipment and site logistics
- Basic knowledge of scheduling and cost calculation and introduction in corresponding standards and guidelines
ObjectiveStudents gain practical knowledge in
- Organization of tender documents.
- Scheduling and cost calculation.
- Construction methods of Special Underground and Deep Foundation Construction as well as tunnelling methods.
- Planning of earthwork processes and conception of site logistics.
ContentBasics:
- SIA 103, SIA 112, SIA 118
- Cost calculation
- Scheduling
- Submission (detailed estimate, special provisions, acceptance standards)
- Methods of ground investigation and ground control

Special Underground / Deep Foundation Construction:
- Dewatering systems
- Pipe jacking/ Micro tunnelling
- Piles / Retaining walls
- Anchors
- Soil improvements
- Cut-and-cover method
- Caissons
- Supporting construction methods: soil injection/ jetting

Tunnel construction:
- Classification of tunnelling
- Conventional drive tunnelling
- Mechanical drive tunnelling
- Drainage and Sealing
- Lining/ finishing
- Supporting construction methods: pipe umbrellas

Execution of contruction work und logistics:
- Planning of production processes
- Logistics/ site equipment
- Transportation logistics
- Formwork and cranes
Lecture notesSlides, supplementary handouts about selected topics
The documents will be provided on Ilias - further information at the beginning of semester.
LiteratureReferences to additional technical literature will be provided in the course of semester.
Prerequisites / NoticeInterest
101-0326-03LRock Mechanics and TunnellingO6 credits4GE. Pimentel, F. Mezger, T. Pferdekämper
AbstractIntroduction to the principles of rock mechanics. Fundamentals of engineering of structures built on rock.
Introduction to planning, design and mechanics of underground structures in rock or soft ground.
ObjectiveIntroduction to the principles of rock mechanics. Fundamentals of engineering of structures built on rock.
Introduction to planning, design and mechanics of underground structures in rock or soft ground.
ContentGrundphänomene und Problemstellungen des Felsbaus über Tage und des Untertagbaus im Fels; Felsstruktur; Erfassung des Trennflächengefüges und der mechanischen Eigenschaften der Trennflächen; felshydraulische Grundlagen; Einfluss des Wassers auf das Kräftespiel; Verformungs- und Festigkeitseigenschaften von Gestein; Stabilität von Felsböschungen und Felsfundationen; Feldversuche und Feldmessungen.
Grundzüge Entwurf und Projektierung von Untertagbauten: Bauliche Anlagen des Verkehrstunnelbaus. Systemwahl. Linienführung. Betriebslüftung. Profilgestaltung. Übersicht Vortriebsarbeiten, typische Phänomene und Gefährdungen, Gegenmassnahmen.
Grundzüge Tunnelstatik: Aufzeigen zweckmässiger Berechnungsmodelle ausgehend von der Beschreibung und Diskussion verschiedener, im Untertagbau auftretender Phänomene. Spannungsanalyse von Untertagbauten. Die Gebirgskennlinie und die Interaktion des Gebirges mit dem Ausbau. Auflockerungsdruck im Fels und im Lockergestein. Stabilität der Ortsbrust im Lockergestein. Berechnungsmodelle zur Dimensionierung des Ausbaus.
Lecture notesAutographie
LiteratureEmpfehlungen
101-0416-10LRoad Transport SystemsO3 credits2GA. Kouvelas
AbstractThe course covers road transportation technologies, network design, traffic flow theory, operations of private and public transport, management and control of intelligent transportation systems.
ObjectiveThis course gives the students an overview of topics involved in road transport systems and provides the background for Masters degree study.
Lecture notesThe lecture notes and additional handouts will be provided during the lectures.
101-0206-00LHydraulic EngineeringO5 credits4GR. Boes
AbstractHydraulic systems, schemes and structures (e.g. dams, intakes, conduits, pipes, open channels, weirs, powerhouses, locks), fundamentals in river engineering and natural hazards
ObjectiveKnowledge of hydraulic systems and their main hydraulic components and structures; competence in planning and design of hydraulic structures with regard to serviceability and reliability
ContentHydraulic systems: High-head storage power plants and low-head run-of-river power plants.
Weirs: weir and gate types, hydraulic design.
Intakes: intake types, desilting facilities and sand traps.
Channels: design, open and closed channels.
Closed conduits: linings, hydraulic design of pressure tunnels and shafts.
Dams and reservoirs: dam types, appurtenant structures
River engineering: flow computation, sediment transport, engineering and environmental measures.
Natural hazards: types, basics of countermeasures
Inland navigation: channels and locks.
Exercises in written form, exercises in hydraulic and computer laboratory.
Field trip.
Lecture notesComprehensive script "Hydraulic structures" in German.
LiteratureLiterature references are given at the end of each chapter of the script. Recommended books: see course description in German
Prerequisites / Noticestrongly recommended: basic knowledge in hydraulics (fluid mechanics)
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