10761 (v.5) Underground Rock Engineering 604
| Area: | Department of Mining Engineering |
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| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 24.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 4 x 6 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Factors controlling ground behaviour in underground mines. Excavation geometry and stability. The strength of jointed rockmasses. Strength versus stress in fractured rockmass. Overall mine sequencing strategies. The effects of blasting on stability. Determination of pillar strength and pillar design. Empirical stope design. Design validation and dilution control. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 030303 Mining Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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