COURSE DETAILS:


  • No. of Units: 3 Units(2 units Lecture, 1 unit Laboratory)
  • Prerequisites: ES 21, EM 101, EM 102
  • Corequisite:  None
  • Course Description: 

Introduction to rock mechanics. Physical and engineering properties of rocks, rock failures, and fundamentals of rocks mass and rock response to applied loads. Principles and design of underground openings and pit slopes, ground support, tunneling, monitoring, and other practical applications.