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Credit points: 5.00
Contact: 23 hours of lectures and practice classes, 3 hours of laboratory work
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completing this unit students will have developed an understanding of the principles of rock mechanics and be able to apply them to arrive at solutions to engineering problems involving rock masses, such as excavations, shafts, tunnels and rock slope stability.
Content:
Natural defects in rock masses. Rock mass behaviour. Brittle fracture of rocks. Rock mass classification systems. In-situ measurement of rock mass properties and stresses. Design of support and linings for shafts and tunnels. Rock slope stabilization and reinforcement.
Assessment:
One assignment (consisting of a design exercise) of not more than 5,000 words and a two-hour open-book examination at the end of the semester. Weightings: 10% assignment, 10% laboratory work, 80% examination.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 96)
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