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. |
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: | Continuous assessment 30%, Examination 30%, Project 40%. 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 1 | 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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