| Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 5 x 5 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to the basic mechanics of slope failure. Defect and rock mass shear strength. Groundwater effects. Slope failure mechanisms and their analysis. Pit slope design. Slope formation techniques. Slope monitoring techniques and interpretation. WA regulatory framework. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Identified the common types of rock slope failure. Undertaken deterministic, probablistic and numerical analyses of slope stability. Designed implementation methods for sloe designs. Undertaken risk - basedslope design optimisation. Designed monitoring systems for mine slopes. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Over 50% continuous assessment, less than 50% examination. This is by grade/mark assessment |
