Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : MN6101 : Rock Excavation Enggineering { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Manoj Kumar Mishra
Syllabus
Module 1 Introduction to Excavation Engineering, Earth Material characterisation, Geotechnical Description,
Module 2 Physical and mechanical properties of Rock Mass as a whole, Rock Mass Quality, Ground water influences and measurement,
Module 3: Rock Stress, Site Investigation, Stress and strain in Rock, Strength and Swelling Behavior,
Module 4 Failure Criteria, Fragmentation and optimization
Module 5 Rock Reinforcement: Rock Support and Design
Module 6 Case studies involving rock principles and their applications
Course Objectives
- To understand earth materials and their excavation including the issues involved
- To determine and predict the Rock Mass quality
- To design and predict stability of rock excavation.
Course Outcomes
1. To be able to classify earth material in terms of physical and mechanical parameters <br />2. To determine the effect of forces on rock material and predict the failure criteria <br />3.To identify the parameters for developing rock mass quality as well as fragmentation <br />4. To design the support requirement of an excavation
Essential Reading
- R. E. Goodman, Introduction to Rock Mechanics, John Wiley and Sons, 1980 , Indian edition available
- Deb and Varma, Fundamentals and Applications of Rock MEchanics, PHP India
Supplementary Reading
- Franklin and Dusseault, Rock Engineering, Barnes and Noble
- J. C. Jeager and N. G. W. Cook, Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Chapman and Hall, 1979