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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

309998 (v.2) Advanced Mine Geotechnical Engineering 431

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Area: Department of Mining Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 310001 (v.2) Mine Geotechnical Engineering 431 or any previous version
Syllabus: Underground geotechnical - factors affecting excavation behaviour. Stresses around mining excavations. Computational theory and methods for rock behaviour and stress analysis. Failure mechanisms. Rock mass characterisation systems. Mine seismicity and related dynamic, high stress events. Ground support systems for high stress environments. Geotechnical aspects of blast design and effects. Stress relief and yield pillar systems. Subsidence above mine excavations. Surface geotechnical - review of collection and analysis of data for surface mining geotechnical engineering. Review of strength and deformation behaviour of defects ad rock masses. Limit equilibrium analysis of slope stability. Probabilistic analysis of slope stability. Numerical analysis of slope stability. Design and optimisation of slopes in open pit mines. Construction of slopes in open pit mines. Ground and surface water management in or on pit slopes. Slope monitoring methods, analysis and interpretation. Tailings dam design and construction. Waste dump design and construction. Geotechnical aspects of haul road design and construction. Other topical surface mining geotechnical engineering issues. Regulatory framework.
Field of Education: 030303 Mining Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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