MinE 323

Rock Mechanics


Description

Mechanical properties of rock masses, field and laboratory determination; classification and index testing; permeability and flow; stresses around underground openings, elastic prototypes and numerical methods; ground support principles and mechanics of common support systems, loads on supports; hydraulic backfill, earth pressures, consolidation theory and practical consequences in mining; mechanics of subsidence and caving; rockburst mechanics; slope stability, rock mechanics instrumentation.
Prerequisite: CIV E 270.

Learning Outcomes

Describe five parameters of Bieniawski’s Rock Mass Rating system
Identify poor and good ground conditions
Compare differences between Hoek Brown and Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria.
Differentiate between the in situ and mine induced field stresses.
Design rock support system for underground excavations based on the ground conditions and purpose of the excavation.
Conduct laboratory experiments to define rock mechanics parameters for different rock types.
Calculate factor of safety for various underground and surface excavations.


Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 0/1 3/1 4.5 56.7
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %
0 0 0 50 50

None defined

  • A knowledge base for engineering
  • Problem analysis

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Undergraduate Program(s)

2024/2025 - Summer - Mining - Year 3
2023/2024 - Summer - Mining - Year 3
2022/2023 - Summer - Mining - Year 3
2021/2022 - Summer - Mining - Year 3
2020/2021 - Summer - Mining - Year 3
2019/2020 - Summer - Mining - Year 3

Sections & Respective Instructors

C1 - 2024/2025 - Summer - Derek Apel
C1 - 2023/2024 - Summer - Derek Apel
C1 - 2022/2023 - Spring - Derek Apel
C1 - 2022/2023 - Summer - Derek Apel
C1 - 2021/2022 - Spring - Chong Wei
C1 - 2021/2022 - Summer - Chong Wei
C1 - 2020/2021 - Spring - Derek Apel
C1 - 2020/2021 - Summer - Derek Apel
A1 - 2019/2020 - Fall - Mohammadali Sepehri
C1 - 2019/2020 - Spring - Derek Apel
C1 - 2019/2020 - Summer - Derek Apel