MINE526 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEORETICAL ROCK MECH.
| Course Code: | 5650526 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mining Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr AHMET GÜNEŞ YARDIMCI |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Teach students fundamentals of stress-strain behavior models, constitutive laws (elastic, nonlinear elastic and transversely isotropic materials), and constitutive laws applied to ductile behavior.
- Provide an opportunity for the application of rock mechanics principles, analytical and numerical modeling techniques with FLAC2D software.
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.
Course Learning Outcomes
: Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
Recognize the importance of Rock Mechanics from theoretical, technical and practical points of view in civil, mining, and geological engineering (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, b, e, h) Choose the suitable failure criteria for the determination of stability of both surface and underground structures. (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, c, e) Calculate the in situ stress and stress concentrations around underground opening (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, b, e) Integrate the 2D numerical solutions in Tunnelling and Rock Engineering (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, c, e) Judge the differences between the behavior of elastic and plastic rock mass and rock material properties (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: c, e)
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Graduates will have the ability to search for and reach knowledge in width and depth; analyze, interpret, advance, and use the knowledge obtained thereof. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Graduates will be equipped to design and execute analytical, modelling and experimental research in order to interpret and solve problems encountered in mining engineering. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Graduates will have the ability to develop innovative methods and employ them to solve problems in a multidisciplinary manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Graduates will have the ability to effectively communicate, written or oral, the methods and the results of their work in national and international platforms. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Graduates will, in depth, know the social, environmental, economic, and legal dimensions of their professional activities, execute their profession in accordance with sustainable mining practices. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Graduates will adhere to the social, scientific, and ethical codes in collecting, interpreting and reporting data in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Graduates will participate and/or be leaders in team works. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Graduates will have expertise on advance information technologies in mining engineering. | ✔ | |||