GEOL338-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Engineering and Environmental Geology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

Principles and practices of engineering geology and environmental management associated with mining activities.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students successfully completing this course will have knowledge of:
  • The nature and investigation requirements for civil engineering projects.
  • The importance of rock mass characteristics in civil construction practice.
  • Field and laboratory testing methods for engineering design purposes.
  • The fundamentals of rock mechanics for surface and underground projects.
  • The role of engineering geology in mining projects and related geotechnics.
  • The environmental management issues associated with mining projects.
  • A range of case studies illustrating engineering and environmental geology.

Prerequisites

GEOL242 and 15 points from GEOL243-245

Course Coordinator

For further information see Geological Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Laboratories on site investigation and field mapping/logging 20% Laboratories on site investigation and field mapping/logging
Laboratories on rock mechanics and data analysis 20% Laboratories on rock mechanics and data analysis
Laboratories on mine geotechnics and environmental issues 20% Laboratories on mine geotechnics and environmental issues
Final examination 40% Final examination

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

The topics coved by this course are:
• Site investigation philosophy and techniques for civil engineering projects
• Rock and soil description, including logging methods for cores and faces
• Selected examples of design and construction practice for civil projects
• Intact rock properties and field/laboratory measurement methods
• Influence of rock defects on strength and stability of rock masses
• Surface and underground design and construction in rock, with examples
• Mine design principles and related geotechnical/environmental issues
• Engineering of tailings dams and methods of safe construction
• Acid mine drainage investigation and related remediation requirements
• Selected case studies illustrating engineering and environmental geology.

techniques for civil engineering projects
• Rock and soil description, including logging methods for cores and faces
• Selected examples of design and construction practice for civil projects
• Intact rock properties and field/laboratory measurement methods
• Influence of rock defects on strength and stability of rock masses
• Surface and underground design and construction in rock, with examples
• Mine design principles and related geotechnical/environmental issues
• Engineering of tailings dams and methods of safe construction
• Acid mine drainage investigation and related remediation requirements
• Selected case studies illustrating engineering and environmental geology.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $690.00

International fee $3,225.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

All GEOL338 Occurrences

  • GEOL338-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011
Previous year Next year