Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 5 x 5 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Elements of probability. System reliability. Reliability analysis. Geotechnical risk (data collection, planning and design and operational risk). Case studies. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have applied the elements of probability to geotechnical engineering. Understood and performed system reliability analysis. Understood and designed for geotechnical risks. Performed quantitative and semi quantitative risk assessments to geotechnical engineering designs. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Over 50% continuous assessment, less than 50% examination. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: |  30303 Mining Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2   |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: |  Informational   | Result Type: |  Grade/Mark |
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Availability
Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Winter Period | Y | | |
Area External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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