Overview
This unit provides you with an overview of the principles and practical application of rock mechanics to excavation design and design implementation (construction management). This includes; behaviour of intact rock and rock mass, in-situ stress and measurement, rock mass classification schemes, the time-dependent and dynamic behaviour of rock, ground support … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prerequisite
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Associate Professor Qianbing Zhang
Unit Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Qianbing Zhang
Teaching approach
Industry-based learning
Active learning
Assessment summary
Continuous assessment: 50%
Final assessment: 50%
This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.
Assessment
1 - Weekly quizzes
2 - Assignments
3 - Final assessment
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Practical activities
Workshops
Workload requirements
Workload
Learning resources
Technology resources
Availability in areas of study
Minor: Mining engineering