EASC 413: Resource Geotechnics
| Credits: | 3 |
Pre-requisites: | EASC 313 |
Lecture (hrs/week): | 2 |
| Terms: | Spring, Fall |
Co-requisites: | None |
Lab (hrs/week): | 3 |
| Instructors: | Stead | ||||
| Course Notes: | |||||
Description:
Application of geotechnics to the resource sector with particular emphasis on forestry and minerals. Topics covered will include: Engineering geological characterization, slope failure mechanisms in soil and rock, methods of slope stability analysis, techniques of slope reinforcement and stabilization, slope monitoring, road construction and deactivation, underground excavations and petroleum geotechnics. Brief case studies will be used to illustrate the influence of geotechnics in the forestry, mining and the petroleum industries.
Course Topics- Introduction to slope stability assessment.
- Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes using Limit Equilibrium methods.
- Introduction to computer methods for the analysis of slides, flows and falls.
- Methods of stabilizing slopes. Internal and external reinforcement. Retaining structures, reinforced earth, geotextiles.
- Surface and subsurface drainage of slopes.
- Surface and subsurface monitoring of slope movements and water pressures.
- Road construction geotechnics
- Terrain stability analysis, Channel, watershed and gully assessment: geotechnical aspects.
- Introduction to risk assessment and decision analysis. Probability of failure, Elements at risk, vulnerability. Spatial and temporal risk. Use of GIS and risk analysis in Forestry geotechnique.
Turner A.K. & Schuster, R.L. 1996. Landslides. Investigation and Mitigation. Transportation Research Board Special Report 247.