Advanced Geotechnical Engineering - MINE4320
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Mining Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite:MINE4310
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
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;