University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

MINING 7072 - Mining Geomechanics

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 3910
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assessment: Quiz, Laboratory Report, Assignments, Final Exam
Syllabus:

This course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge required to undertake geomechanical investigations and design tasks. The course consists of two main modules. 1) Deformable Materials, which covers basics of materials behaviour; stress-strain, failure criteria, stress and strain tensors. 2) Rock Mechanics including rock material and rock mass behaviours, rock mass strength and deformability, strength of discontinuities, basic rock testing, rock mass classification systems, response of rock mass to underground excavation, stress measurement, time dependant and dynamic behaviour of rocks and rock slope stability (optional).

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3910 Mon 18/03/2019 Sun 31/03/2019 Fri 10/05/2019 Fri 14/06/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10135 LE01 12 2 6 Mar - 10 Apr Wednesday 3pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, N218, Teaching Room
7 Mar - 11 Apr Thursday 2pm - 3pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room
8 Mar - 12 Apr Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
1 May - 12 Jun Wednesday 3pm - 4pm Engineering Nth, N218, Teaching Room
2 May - 13 Jun Thursday 2pm - 3pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM218, Teaching Room
3 May - 14 Jun Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
Related Class: Laboratory
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10134 LA01 12 2 12 Mar - 9 Apr Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Engineering Annex, LG09, Laboratory
30 Apr - 4 Jun Tuesday 3pm - 5pm Engineering Annex, LG09, Laboratory
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10136 PR01 12 2 28 Mar - 11 Apr Thursday 3pm - 5pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
2 May - 2 May Thursday 3pm - 5pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite