Fundamentals of rock behaviour for underground mining - MINE5010

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Introduction to mining rock mechanics and the rock mechanics context within new and operating underground mines. Basic physical principles applied to rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering in an underground mining environment. Elasticity and stress; rock properties and methods of determination; rock response to load; failure modes; time-dependency; stiffness; energy release; rock mass characterisation; geological environment and structure; stress environment and methods of determination; hydro-geological environment; soft rock/soil mechanics considerations.