Rock and Slope Engineering - CVEN4201

 
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite/s: CVEN2201, CVEN3201.
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Description of rock mass and discontinuities; rock strength and failure criteria. Core logging; field data collection, mapping and fracture surveys; data presentation; hemispherical projections; introductory rock slope stability; foundations on rock; excavation on rock; in-situ stress; stresses about underground openings; classification systems and tunnel support requirements; site investigations for landslides and slope stabilisation techniques; use of slope stability anlaysis programs. The course includes a compulsory 3 day field trip.