Official NUC CCMAS syllabus
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Start studying MNE 401 free →Introduction to Rock Mechanics – Definition of terms and importance of rock mechanics. Field applications in mining, civil and petroleum engineering. Classification and Index properties of rocks – geological classification of rocks (crystalline rocks and organic rocks); porosity density; permeability; strength: Slaking and Durability; sonic velocity as an index to degree of fissuring; classification of rock masses for engineering purposes. Rock strength and failure; criteria modes of failure of rocks common laboratory strength tests (uniaxial, triaxial, Brazilian, flexural tests); stress-strain behaviour in compression; effect of confining pressure; the meaning of rock strength; application of the complete stress-strain curve. The Mohr Coulomb failure criterion. The effect of water. The influence of the principal stress ration on failure; empirical criteria of failure; Coulom-Navier criterion of failure of rocks; Griffith brittle failure criterion. Elastic properties. Applications of rock mechanics in engineering or underground openings. Rock slope stability. Support systems design and selection – caving and subsidence. Observation of mass deformations – extensometers and strain transducers. Case studies.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MNE 401.