Coal Mine Strata Control (MINE4128)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Mech & Mine Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours
Recommended prerequisite
MINE3121
Assessment methods
Reports
Course enquiries
Dr Zhongwei Chen (zhongwei.chen@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
Familiarisation with the strata management process and design techniques that are routinely utilised within the Australian underground coal industry such as: pillar mechanics & design, pillar extraction, roof and rib behaviour/reinforcement mechanisms & design, longwall geomechanics & face management and subsidence assessment & control. Detailed geotechnical evaluation and design in underground coal mines. A strong emphasis on the mechanics of the various strata control problems and the fundamental behavioural/failure mechanisms occuring within the strata and associated ground control reinforcement mechanisms.