COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course provides a comprehensive and practical understanding of deep pit excavation and the engineering support systems required to ensure stability, safety, and structural integrity during underground and open-cut construction activities. Participants will explore the principles of soil and rock mechanics, geotechnical characterisation, excavation stability assessment, support system selection, groundwater control, and monitoring programs.

The course emphasises the challenges associated with deep excavations in urban, industrial, and infrastructure environments, highlighting the influence of soil stratigraphy, groundwater pressures, surcharge loads, and adjacent structures. Case studies and real-world examples demonstrate how improper excavation design can lead to failures, excessive deformation, or safety hazards, and how effective engineering planning, monitoring, and risk mitigation strategies can ensure successful project execution. The course equips participants with the skills needed to evaluate excavation conditions, select appropriate support systems such as sheet piles, slurry walls, braced excavations, and anchors, and implement safe and cost-effective excavation solutions.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of deep pit excavation and geotechnical engineering principles.
• Evaluate soil and rock properties relevant to excavation stability and support system design.
• Identify different types of excavation methods and their appropriate applications.
• Assess the stability of excavation slopes, vertical cuts, and deep pits under various conditions.
• Interpret geotechnical investigation data for excavation planning.
• Analyse earth pressures acting on excavation support structures.
• Select suitable shoring and support systems for different excavation environments.
• Understand groundwater behaviour and apply effective dewatering techniques.
• Implement instrumentation and monitoring programs for excavation performance.
• Identify common failure mechanisms and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate excavation operations in confined and urban construction sites.
• Evaluate safety requirements and regulatory considerations for deep excavations.
• Apply lessons learned from case studies to improve excavation and support design decisions.
• Integrate geotechnical, structural, and construction considerations into a cohesive excavation plan.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Geotechnical Engineers
• Civil and Structural Engineers
• Construction and Site Engineers
• Project Managers and Supervisors
• Excavation and Shoring Contractors
• Safety and Risk Management Professionals
• Infrastructure and Urban Development Specialists

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.