305554 (v.1) WASM Rock Engineering 202
Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 305568 (v.1) WASM Structural Geology 203 or any previous version
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Introduction to soil and rock mechanics. Nature of soils. Flow of water in soils. Shear stress. Types of foundations. Rock as an engineering material. Intact rock, discontinuities and rock mass structure. Failure mechanism. |