10752 (v.5) Environmental Geomechanics 604
| Area: | Department of Mining Engineering |
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| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 24.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 4 x 6 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The effect of underground and open-pit mining on the environment. Geotechnical problems caused by abandoned mines. Waste rock and tailings management - material behaviour, design of dumps and dams, operation and performance monitoring. Change of water regime on mining areas. Mine subsidence over coal and hard rock underground mines. The effect of abandoned mines on surface stability. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 030303 Mining Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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