MIME 421. Rock Mechanics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
Stresses around excavations: analytical and numerical solutions. Stability of underground and surface excavations: structural instability analysis with stereonet, instability due to high stress. Rock supports. Monitoring. Case studies.
- (3-3-3)
- Prerequisites: MIME 323 and instructor permission
- Restrictions: Not open to students from CEGEP entry or who have taken MPMC 321.