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Mining excavations in rock - MNNG5030
Science students

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mining Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
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

Stress in rock and the effect of depth on pre-mining stress state; other factors influencing stress in rock; mining-induced stress and the rock mass response to excavation process; stress distributions around different excavation shapes and sizes - elastic and inelastic rock materials; excavation stability and potential failure modes; interaction between different excavations (horizontal and vertical interaction); regional stability considerations; effect of time on rock behaviour around excavations.

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