11908 (v.3) WASM Mine Backfill 603


Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

25.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

30303 Mining Engineering

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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    
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