305138 (v.1) WASM Numerical Analysis 601

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. **

Lecture:

1 x 25 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Linear algebra used in mining software - matrix algebra and tensors, stress, permeability and moments of inertia. Stress, strain and diplacement. Stress transformation. 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, boundary element method, finite difference method and discrete element methods. Behaviour of deformable materials. Computational models, methods and theory, practical considerations and modelling exercises in 2D and 3D.

** 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:

010100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

04 - Mathematics, Statistics

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Study Period 1	Y
2006	Kalgoorlie Campus	Trimester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External