| Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 25.0 |
| 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. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Understood fill properties and specialist testing techniques. Evaluated the different mine fill types and their environmental consequences. Understood their preperation and placement. Identified and studiedmining methods employing fill methods. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Course materials available. Library-based resources will be used. |
| Unit Texts: | Course materials available. Library-based resources will be used. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Over 50% of this unit is assessed by Assignment and less than 50% by Examination. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Winter Period | Y | | | |
