MINE3004 (v.1) Mining Geomechanics

Area:	Mining Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	6.0
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:	9 x 2 Hours Semester
Tutorial:	9 x 4 Hours Semester
Practical:	3 x 6 Hours Semester
Equivalent(s):	303154 (v.4) Mining Geomechanics 331 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	307529 (v.4) Engineering Mechanics 100 or any previous version     OR     303136 (v.3) Applied Mechanics in Resources Engineering 132 or any previous version     OR     305690 (v.1) WASM Engineering Physics 134 or any previous version     OR     MCEN1000 (v.1) Engineering Mechanics or any previous version     OR     MINE1001 (v.1) Applied Mechanics in Resources Engineering or any previous version AND     308802 (v.1) Strength of Materials 232 or any previous version     OR     303146 (v.2) Mechanics of Solids 232 or any previous version     OR     MCEN2000 (v.1) Fundamentals of Strength of Materials or any previous version     OR     MINE2002 (v.1) Mechanics of Solids or any previous version AND     311694 (v.1) Resource and Structural Geology 212 or any previous version     OR     303179 (v.2) WASM Structural Geology 317 or any previous version     OR     11317 (v.5) Resource Geology 112 or any previous version     OR     9768 (v.8) Structural Geology 201 or any previous version     OR     GEOL2002 (v.1) Resource and Structural Geology or any previous version     OR     GEOL1001 (v.1) Resource Geology or any previous version     OR     GEOL2007 (v.1) Structural Geology or any previous version
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.
Syllabus:	The unit provides students with the fundamental knowledge required to undertake more advanced geotechnical investigations and design tasks. This unit covers the basics of rock and soil (deformable material) behaviour - stress strain, strength & deformation and failure criteria, which are introduced within the following two themes:Basic soil mechanics - soil classification, phase relationships, effective stress, seepage and flow, compaction and shallow foundations. Basic rock mechanics, - rock classification, rock mass- and material-behavior, discontinuity strength, rock mass strength, rock testing, response of rock mass to underground excavation, stress measurement, time dependant and dynamic behavior and slope stability concepts.
Field of Education:	030303 Mining Engineering
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2015	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1	Y

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