Tunnel Engineering Design and Construction Practices Course

Learn tunnel design, ground behaviour, TBM and conventional excavation, support and linings, groundwater, settlement, monitoring and construction risk.

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Training Locations

This Tunnel Engineering Design and Construction Practices Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Outlines

Introduction

Tunnel performance depends on the interaction between ground, groundwater, excavation method, support timing, lining stiffness and construction sequence. Geological uncertainty and limited access make early warning, monitoring and adaptable response essential.

This five-day course follows tunnelling from investigation and method selection to excavation, lining and operational systems. Participants assess ground response, compare TBM and conventional methods, plan support, manage settlement and groundwater, and apply observational controls. Safety, logistics and verification remain integrated throughout.

Objectives

Develop a tunnel ground and groundwater model.
Select an appropriate excavation method.
Evaluate ground-support interaction.
Design preliminary support and lining concepts.
Manage face, inflow and settlement risks.
Plan tunnel logistics and temporary systems.
Interpret instrumentation and trigger levels.
Develop an observational response plan.

Course Content

Day 1: Ground Model and Tunnel Planning

Geology and investigation strategy
Rock and soil characterization
Groundwater and gas conditions
Alignment, depth and portals
Risk register and uncertainty
Ground-model workshop

Day 2: Excavation Method and Ground Response

TBM selection and operating modes
Conventional excavation sequences
Ground loss and deformation
Face stability and advance rate
Method-selection criteria
Excavation-option case

Day 3: Support, Linings and Waterproofing

Rock bolts and shotcrete
Segmental and cast linings
Support timing and convergence
Loads and lining interaction
Joints, gaskets and drainage
Support-design exercise

Day 4: Construction Operations and Safety

Spoil, materials and transport
Ventilation and temporary power
Water control and grouting
Fire, refuge and emergency systems
Portal and shaft operations
Logistics simulation

Day 5: Monitoring and Observational Control

Settlement and convergence monitoring
Instrumentation baselines
Trigger-action response plans
TBM and production data
Nonconformance and ground response
Tunnel-control capstone

Training Schedule

Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Tunnel Engineering Design and Construction Practices Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.