Course

Mining Services - GMAT2610

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Surveying & Geospatial Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.sage.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course provides the fundamental principles and relevance of services provided by Surveyors and Electrical Engineers as part of surface and underground mining operations. Topics on surveying include: Principles of surveying; measurements, calculations, instrument and survey errors; map projection coordinates and calculations; traversing and control surveys; an overview of Spatial Information Systems; GPS positioning; deformation monitoring surveys; and correlation of surface surveys with underground surveys. Topics on electrical engineering include: circuit theory - analysis and design of DC and AC circuits comprising various energy sources and complex impediances, 3-phase circuits; laboratory methods - electrical safety, signal generators, measuring devices, oscilloscopes; transformers and AC machines and induction motors. DC machines and motors.


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