305554 (v.1) WASM Rock Engineering 202

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Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	305568 (v.1) WASM Structural Geology 203 or any previous version
Introduction to soil and rock mechanics. Nature of soils. Flow of water in soils. Shear stress. Types of foundations. Rock as an engineering material. Intact rock, discontinuities and rock mass structure. Failure mechanism.