Course

Coal mining methods, mine planning and applied geomechanics - MNNG5040

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

Excluded: MINE5040

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Range of mining methods used in underground coal mining and the core geotechnical parameters and criteria that effect the choice or application of the methods. Mine entry systems (drifts, shafts etc); pillar mechanics and design procedures; geomechanics of longwall mining; caving mechanics, periodic weighting, windblasts; outbursts and rock bursts/bumps; pillar extraction; highwall mining; mine subsidence mechanics and design; geotechnical equipment considerations; mine planning considerations; geotechnical design methodologies (methods, excavations, pillars etc). A range of case studies will supplement this course content.
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