Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303146 (v.1) WASM Mechanics of Solids 232 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Basic mechanics. Data collection. Data analysis. Shear strength. Groundwater flow and piezometric issues. Planar and stepped-path failure analysis. Wedge failure analysis. Rotational (circular) failure analysis. Dam design and stability analysis. Probabilistic and numerical techniques in slope engineering. Slope design considerations. Slope formation methods. Slope stability monitoring. Regulatory framework, guidelines and Occupational Health and Safety issues in slope design. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood the fundamentals of concrete technolgy and stormwater drainage design. Awareness of the design principle of structural steel and reinforced concrete members. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Over 50% of this unit is assessed by Assignment and less than 50% by Examination. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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