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Fundamentals of rock behaviour for underground mining - MINE5010

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Mining Engineering

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

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in MINENS5059 or MINEUS8059 or MINESS5040

Excluded: MNNG5010

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Introduction to mining rock mechanics and the rock mechanics context within new and operating underground mines. Basic physical principles applied to rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering in an underground mining environment. Elasticity and stress; rock properties and methods of determination; rock response to load; failure modes; time-dependency; stiffness; energy release; rock mass characterisation; geological environment and structure; stress environment and methods of determination; hydro-geological environment; soft rock/soil mechanics considerations.
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