MINE527 ROCK MECHANICS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
| Course Code: |
5650527 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Mining Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr AHMET GÜNEÞ YARDIMCI |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Rock properties and constitutive behaviour. Anisotropy and rock strength. Constitutive behaviour of rock discontinuities. Analytical and numerical modeling of mechanical behaviour of rock and discontinuities. Failure around large underground chambers and tunnels; effects of rock discontinuities and pore pressure. Rock foundations, stability of foundations on jointed and bedded rock.
