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MNE3010

Faculty of Engineering

18 September 2017 25 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Engineering

Coordinator(s)

Dr Qianbing Zhang

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This course provides students with an overview of principles and application of rock mechanics, including behaviour of intact rock and rock mass, in-situ stress and measurement, rock mass classification, time-dependent and dynamic behaviour of rock, roof support and reinforcement, pillar design, subsidence and other relevant topics in a modern mining operation.

Outcomes

At the conclusion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. comprehend and apply the fundamental rock in-situ properties and the mechanical behavior of rock and rock mass, Young's Modulus, and elasticity, to solve basic problems relating to rock structures in mines
  2. comprehend rock mass classification and stress measurement theory and be able to explain, apply and interpret them both in the laboratory and in typical in-situ rock structures found in mining applications
  3. apply the principles of rock mechanics to solve field application problems
  4. apply rock testing and analyze field data to develop practical recommendations in solving problems
  5. apply and analyse different roof support methods to mining situations while understanding their limitations
  6. synthesise and design simple pillar designs, pillar recovery and mine layouts

Assessment

Assignment/Practical/Project work (continuous assessment): 50%
Closed Book Examination (3 hours): 50%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component (assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

3 hours lectures, 2 hours practice class, and 7 hours private study per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Prerequisites

CIV2242, CIV2206