Specialist practicum of rock engineering 1300-ODZP4L
Presented topics:
- basic terminology: stress and deformation state, long-lasting and catastrophic instant deformation processes
- Application of elasticity, plastic and brittle fracturing theories in a description of rock deformation
- Principles in determining of stress and deformation by the theory, in laboratory works, surface field works, well logging and the subterranean research laboratories URL)
- Extent of recognition of rocky media – undisturbed rocks, and in jointed rock massifs.
- Theories in recgnizing of rock destruction under compressive and tensile stress, and shearing.
- Laboratory metods of testing rock strength and deformability properties, - nondestructive, and destructive, - monoaxial and triaxial compressive tests, and tensile and shearing tests
- Laboratory testing samples under high temperature and preasure
- The stress-strain criteria in a determination of deformation phases; the pre-, and postcritical states of deformation manifested in propagation of elastic waves
- Anisotropy, orientation of fractures and structural variability of rocky media as determinants of non homogeneouity of rock deformation fields
- Changes of rock strength under external impact of stress, temperature and active (aggressive) chemicals (chemical solutions)
- Changes in stress and strain state of rocks according to depth, under natural conditions; determination of paleostress parameters.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
After learning, students will be:
- knowing basic technical terminology needed in rock assessment for their industrial exploitations and use
- able to determine the strenght properties of rocks and rock massifs in field and laboratory investigations
- able to recognize a character of constructions built with rock material; determine failure hazard of natural and engineering objects located upon rock base
- knowing basic models of rock behaviour under ctitical states.
Assessment criteria
Final test.
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