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EASC 413 - 3: RESOURCE GEOTECHNICS

Course Outline

Slope failure mechanisms in soil and rock. Methods of slope stability analysis in soil and rock. Techniques of slope reinforcement and stabilisation. Slope monitoring. Underground mining methods. Introduction to the design of underground excavations. Elements of petroleum geomechanics. Laboratory sessions will involve a wide range of slope and underground excavation design computer programs that are routinely used in industry.

Prerequisites:
EASC 313

Course Topics

  • Introduction to slope stability assessment.
  • Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes using Limit Equilibrium methods.
  • Introduction to computer methods for the analysis of slides, flows and falls.
  • Methods of stabilizing slopes. Internal and external reinforcement.
  • Retaining structures, reinforced earth, geotextiles.
  • Monitoring of excavation deformation and water pressures.
  • Slope stability and the resource industry: Case histories.
  • Influence of geology and rock properties on the selection of underground mining methods.
  • Underground excavations in rock: Design and support.
  • Petroleum geomechanics: Borehole stability, recovery and subsidence.

Course Text

Turner A.K. & Schuster, R.L. 1996. Landslides. Investigation and Mitigation. Transportation Research Board Special Report 247.

Hoek. 2000. Practical Rock Engineering (Free on-line text) http://www.rocscience.com/hoek/PracticalRockEngineering.asp

Course Grade

Midterm 25%
Laboratory/Assignments 35%
Final Examination 40%

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Courses: __Easc 313 __Easc 413 __Easc 418 __Easc 419