Rock engineering
C M Haberfield and J P Seidel
5 points * 52 contact hours, 2 half-day site visits * Second semester * Clayton
Objectives The student is expected to acquire knowledge, make critical observations, apply the acquired knowledge and develop skills related to the analysis and design of tunnels, foundations, road and rail cuttings in jointed rock masses. The student will also learn to work as part of a team, both as a team member and as a leader and enhance their written and oral communication skills. The student should gain an appreciation of the relevance of engineering knowledge to engineering practice and develop confidence to tackle new engineering problems, particularly in the design environment.
Synopsis Classification systems; intact rock testing, properties and failure criteria; engineering properties of rock masses; behaviour of rock joints; mapping and stereoplotting; stress measurements; excavations; design of slopes, foundations and underground openings.
Assessment Assignments and interview: 100% * Students work in groups toward the assignments * This subject is conducted using problem-based learning
Course material Hypertext documents are freely available on the computer network. Lecture notes and sets of problems and solutions are available at a fee.
Recommended texts
Brady B H G and Brown E T Rock mechanics for underground mining Allen and Unwin, 1985
Franklin J A and Dusseault M B Rock engineering McGraw-Hill, 1989
Goodman R E Introduction to rock mechanics Wiley, 1989
Hoek E and Bray J N Rock slope engineering 2nd edn, Inst. Min. and Mat., 1977
Priest S D Hemispherical projection methods in rock mechanics Allen and Unwin, 1985
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