MINE317Undergraduate
Introduction to Rock Mechanics
Printed in the catalogue as INTRODUCTION TO ROCK MECHANICS
Course content
Stress and strain analysis; introductory elasticity; mechanical behavior of rock and rock masses; rock testing; discontinuity deformation and slip; failure; in-situ state of stress; stresses around underground openings; rock mass classification; support design.
Where it sits in a curriculum
Programs whose published curriculum lists this course, and the term it falls in. Your own curriculum is the one that counts.
- Geological EngineeringYear 3, Fall semester
- Mining EngineeringYear 3, Fall semester
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