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INTRODUCTION TO UNDERGROUND OPENINGS ENGINEERING

CIVENGR/GLE 434
Course Description

Subsurface stress; rock failure criteria; openings in competent rock; openings in layered rocks; plastic behavior around openings in weak rock; stereographic projections and stereonet; block theory; rock bolts; stabilization methods and design.

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CIVENGR/GLE 330 , CIVENGR/GEOSCI/GLE/MS&E 474 or concurrent enrollment, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

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