Thanks to this complete postgraduate certificate you will learn about the latest developments in geotechnics applied to tunnels and mining, and you will grow in your profession"

The postgraduate certificate in Geotechnics Applied to Tunnel Excavations and Mining is academically designed to provide in-depth knowledge, based on advanced concepts already acquired in the world of civil engineering and from a practical application point of view, of the most important geotechnical aspects that can be found in different types of civil works.  

In terms of content, this postgraduate certificate is dedicated to a very important part of geotechnical engineering such as deep excavation, i.e. tunnels and mining excavations.  

This aspect is so extensive that it will be developed throughout the program, as well as a tour of the methodologies, calculation criteria and the particularities that the excavation of both tunnels and mining galleries implies.  

This tour is carried out for the different means of excavation, referring to the machinery itself, the methodology itself, the suitability of the land and the diameters of the excavations with the same, as well as the excavability of soils and rocks, corresponding to these modes of excavation.  

The application of tunnels and mining galleries, the intersections between them and the interaction with the elements already built, such as the influence of such excavations on the surface or with other previous constructions, are elements of this module. 

Consequently, the postgraduate certificate in Geotechnics Applied to Tunnel Excavations and Mining integrates the most complete and innovative educational program in the current market in terms of knowledge and latest technologies available, as well as encompassing all the sectors or parties involved in this field. In addition, the postgraduate certificate consists of exercises based on real cases of situations currently managed or previously faced by the teaching team. 

All this, along a 100% online training that provides the student with the ease of being able to take it wherever and whenever they want. All you need is a device with internet access, and you will be able to access a universe of knowledge that will be the main asset of the engineer when positioning themselves in a sector that is increasingly in demand by companies in various sectors.

Apply the latest advances in this field and give your curriculum a boost of value thanks to this very complete postgraduate certificate from TECH"

The postgraduate certificate in Geotechnics Applied to Tunneling and Mining Excavations contains the scientific most complete and up-to-date Educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• The development of practical cases presented in Courses in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering 
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the course, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection papers
• Access to content from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will be provided with innovative teaching materials and resources that will facilitate the learning process and the retention of the contents learned for a longer period of time"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive program, designed for training oneself in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced engineers. 

Only with the right training, the engineer will be able to grow within an industry that increasingly demands more expert professionals"

A 100% online training that will allow you to combine your studies with the rest of your daily activities"

TECH has designed this postgraduate certificate with the aim to train engineering professionals to be able to design, implement and work in civil works, knowing in depth everything related to the geotechnical characteristics of the land on which you want to act, the characteristics of the same, its current state, or its expected long-term behavior. To this end, specific aspects of the profession that stand out for their enormous importance in today's business landscape will be addressed, and for which large corporations are increasingly demanding competent engineers with a solid specialized training.

Don't miss this great opportunity that will allow you to grow and position yourself as a prestigious engineer"

General Objectives

• Delve deeper into kinds of grounds, not only in their typology but also in their behavior Not only in the evident differentiation of stresses and deformations of soils and rocks, but also under particular but very common conditions, such as the presence of water or seismic disturbances
• Efficiently recognize the needs for soil characterization, being able to design campaigns with the optimal means for each type of structure, optimizing and giving added value to the study of materials 
• Identify the behavior of slopes and semi-subterranean structures such as foundations or walls in their different typologies This complete identification must be based on understanding and being able to anticipate the behavior of the terrain, the structure and its interface Know in detail the possible faults that each set can produce and as a consequence have a deep understanding of the repair operations or improvement of materials to mitigate damage 
• Receive a complete tour of tunnel and gallery excavation methodologies, analyzing all drilling procedures, design constraints, support and lining  

Specific Objectives

• Establish the different most common methodologies for tunnel excavation, both those excavated by conventional methods and those excavated by mechanical means
• Be clear about the classification of these methodologies according to the type of terrain, excavation diameters and end use of tunnels and galleries 
• Apply the very different soil and rock behaviors defined in other modules of this Postgraduate Certificate to the excavation of tunnels and galleries 
• Recognize the design constraints of the supports and revetments, and understand more deeply their relationship with rock mechanical classifications and soil typologies  
• Adapt all these conditions to other types of deep excavation such as shafts, subway connections, interactions with other structures, etc 
• Analyze the mining excavation , with the particularities it has due to the depth of its actions
• Detailed knowledge of the interaction of deep excavations on the surface Performing an approach to seat calculation in different phases 
• Establish a concrete relationship between seismic disturbances and the stress-strain behavior of tunnels and galleries, as well as to identify how this type of disturbance modifies the supports and linings

A training designed based on practical cases that will teach you how to act in real situations in the daily practice of your profession"