301238 (v.2) WASM Mine Backfill 604


Area: WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 25.0
 
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Individual Study: 5 x 5 Hours Weekly
 
Syllabus: Mining methods using backfill. Selection of backfill. Fill types and materials. Non-geotechnical aspects - manufacture, reticulation and transportation, placement. Cementing agents, binders and other additives. Performance - support, bearing capacity, exposure stability. Stope preparation - barriers and drainage. Laboratory and field testing. Scheduling. Design - physical, analytical and computer methods. Rock-backfill interaction. Soil mechanics. Case studies. Literature study assignment.
 
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Field of Education: 30303 Mining Engineering
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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