Advanced Geotechnical Engineering - MINE4320

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mining Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


This course aims to provide students with the advanced knowledge to apply soil and rock mechanics to the solution of complex underground and surface mining problems.

At the end of this course the student will:
  • Have a higher level understanding of rock mass behaviour and failure mechanisms in underground rock excavations;
  • Develop a theoretical understanding and some practical skills in computational modelling and design methodologies for underground rock mechanics problems;
  • Understand the mechanics and applications associated with dynamic geotechnical events in relation to blasting and high stress environments;
  • Develop an understanding of various specialist geotechnical design applications;
  • Have a detailed understanding of the geotechnical engineering issues associated with open pit mine slopes, tailings dams and other surface or near-surface infrastructure;