MINE526 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEORETICAL ROCK MECH.
| Course Code: |
5650526 |
| 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: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Direction cosines and stresses on discontinuity planes from geological data. Boundary value problems and elasticity solutions in rock mechanics. Anisotropic elasticity and determination of elastic constants for discontinuous rocks. Computer applications in determining stresses and deformations around underground openings in discontinuous rock.
