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GEOE 413 Rock Engineering Design Units: 3.50
Rigorous application of geomechanics and rock engineering principles to open-ended design problems related to surface and underground excavation, construction and geo-hazard mitigation. Student-led projects will compliment presentation and discussion of design methodologies and case histories are followed up by related analysis and design problems incorporating industry standard software. Emphasis on the inherent variability of geomaterials and implications for integrated site-investigation planning, quantitative risk assessment, design decision-making and performance-monitoring. A field excursion will be included.
(Lec: 2, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0)
(Lec: 2, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0)
Requirements: Prerequisites: GEOE 281and GEOE 300 and GEOE 313 and GEOE 321 and GEOE 359, or permission of the instructor
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Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 12
Engineering Design 30
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate understanding of key concepts in rock mechanics and engineering.
- Classify engineering materials for rock engineering problems.
- Analyze site investigation data to obtain representative rockmass parameters.
- Define practical and valid ranges of parameters for rock engineering applications.
- Create representative rock engineering models for analysis.
- Solve the physics and mathematics involved in rock engineering problems.
- Interpret rock engineering modelling and analysis in a meaningful fashion.
- Critique the validity of models and results and Suggest/Make Revisions if necessary.
- Design complex rock engineering systems by synthesizing analyses.
- Justify and Defend analysis and design in the face of uncertainty.