| Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to the basic mechanics of slope failure. Defect and rock mass shear strength. Groundwater effects. Slope failure mechanisms and their analysis. Pit slope design. Slope formation techniques. Slope monitoring techniques and interpretation. WA regulatory framework. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Identify the common types of rock slope failure. Undertake deterministic, probabilistic and numerical analyses of slope stability. Undertake risk-based slope design optimisation. Design implementation methods for sloe designs. Design monitoring systems for mine slopes. Design dams on mine sites. |
| 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 may be used. |
| Unit Texts: | Course materials available. Library-based resources may be used. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Over 50% of this unit will be 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 | Y | | |
