| Area: | WASM Mine Surveying Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 10416 (v.2) Survey Computations 185 or any previous version
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303147 (v.1) WASM Mine Surveying 341 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Check surveys and their accuracy. Complex orientation surveys for underground mines. Tunnelling surveys and setting out the tunnelling equipment. Specialised equipment - laser pointers and sensors. Slope deformation and stability monitoring. Subsidence monitoring and prediction. Borehole surveys. Geodetic surveys. High accuracy GPS surveys - introduction to space geodesy. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A comprehensive understanding of the surveying requirements for high profile tunnelling. Acquired an understanding of monitoring for movement in open pit and underground mining. |
| 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: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous assessment 30%, Examination 30%, Project 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
