Rock Mechanics Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Rock Mechanics B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year second sem is as follows.
B.Tech. III Year II Sem. L/T/P/C
Course Code: MN603PC 4/1/0/4
Course Objectives: To give details of Mechanics of rock failure and other aspects of stability of underground and open cost workings including mechanics of subsidence, design of supports etc.
Course Outcomes: This professional course contents encourage the students to study various aspects of ground control problems in underground and open cost mines with a better understandings of scope for application of various numerical methods and model studies in geo-mechanics.
UNIT-I Physico-mechanical properties of rocks, Elastic and time dependent behavior, Rock mass classification.
UNIT-II Theories of rock failure, Stress analysis, Insitu stress and stress distribution around mine openings. Ground failure and pressure on supports, Stability of wide openings, Design of supports in mine workings.
UNIT-III Subsidence: Causes and impacts of subsidence, Mechanics of surface subsidence,
discontinuous and continuous subsidence. Monitoring, prediction, control and management of subsidence.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Jager. J C & Cook NGW Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Blackwell Publishers
- Jumikis Alfreds. R, Rock Mechanics , Trans Tech Publishers
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Peng. Syd. S. Coal Mining Ground Control West Virginia University
- Brady, BHG& Brown.ET, Rock mechanics for underground mining, George Allen & Unwio Ltd, 1992
For all other B.Tech 3rd Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech Mining Engineering 3rd Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.
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