Online Courses Handbook 2003

305138 (v.1) WASM Numerical Analysis 601

Area:	WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	25.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 25 Hours Weekly
Linear Algebra used in mining software - matrix algebra and tensors, stress, permeability, and moments of inertia. Stress, strain and diplacement. Stress transofmration. Principal stresses and stress invariants. Volumetric strain and deviator strain. Strain compatibility equations. Cylindrical polar coordinates. Analytical methods for mine design. Closed-form solutions. Dimensional analysis. Fundamentals and formulation of the finite element method (FEM), boundary element method (BEM), finite difference method and discrete element methods. Behaviour of deformable materials. Computational models, methods and theory, practical considerations, modelling exercises in 2D and 3D.