Rock Slope Engineering

3 credits · Undergraduate

Students will learn to design rock slopes for surface mines, roadway cuts, and foundation excavations. Different topics covered in this course include site investigation and geological data collection, stereographic projection, ground support, anchorage testing techniques, rock fall analysis and mitigation, deterministic and probabilistic rock slope design methods, blast design for surface excavations and ground vibration analysis. Different approaches for rock slope analyses, such as planar, circular, wedge, toppling, buckling, and ploughing failure are discussed. PREREQUISITES: CIVL 4112; CIVL 4114 EXCLUSIONS: MINE 4820 FORMATS: Tutorial