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
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2026/2027 - Summer - Mining - Year 3 |
| 2025/2026 - Summer - Mining - Year 3 |
| 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 - 2025/2026 - Summer - Derek Apel |
| 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 |