MEM 415/515 Advanced Mining Geotechncial Engineering

Credits: (3-0) 3

This course provides students with a practical understanding of the advanced application of geotechnical engineering principles in mining - from the perspective of planning, design, and operations in both soft and hard rock as well as underground and open-cut mining systems. In the course will be a further discussion of new methods of collection and analysis of geotechnical data, geotechnical risk of different mining methods, caving mechanics, dynamic events: seismicity, rock bursts, airblasts & outbursts, geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring, and geotechnical risk mitigation.

Prerequisites: MEM 304/304L or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Notes: Students enrolled in MEM 515 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in MEM 415.

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