MINE6028 (v.1) Applied Geotechnical Engineering
| Area: | Mining Engineering |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| 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: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| 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: | This unit covers rock mass classification systems especially to practical applications of rock mass discontinuity mapping which includes site investigations. It also covers Excavation stability and spans, Rock reinforcement and support, Mine fill design and applications, Coal pillar mechanics and design, Longwall Geomechanics, caving mechanics, Subsidence, Dynamic events such as seismicity, rock bursts, airblasts and slope stability and its instrumentation and monitoring methods. It includes application of numerical methods to mine design and mining methods selection. |
| Field of Education: | 030303 Mining Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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