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Advanced Soil Mechanics and Mine Fill Technology - MINE8750
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: 0
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Geotechnical properties of soil and unconsolidated materials and weak rocks for mining applications. Issues covered include: assessment of the stability, design and stabilisation of soil slopes and the influence of geology and groundwater, use of soils and weak materials for mine pavements, foundation design, soil dynamics and design for dynamic loading, consolidation, laboratory and site investigation techniques and soil liquefaction. Mine fill technology as an integral part of mining methods - fill properties, use of cemented and rock fill, paste fill technology, rock-fill interaction, fill transport and placement, fill economics, post-mining underground stowage.

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