Rock Slope Engineering
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Rock Slope Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Rock Slope Engineering (subject code 3172215) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 7 divides the course into 4 units, covering 26 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3172215)Unit 1 Rock Slope
- Principles of rock slope engineering
- Parameters related to slope stability
- Slope stability problems in opencast mines
- Consequences of slope failures
- Factors Affecting Slope Stability: Geological factors
- Effect of slope geometry
- Effect of Ground Water on Rock Slopes
- equipment loading
- dynamic loading
- any other external loading and time
Unit 2 Modes and Type of Slope Failure
- Mechanics of slope failure – plane
- block and key block failures
- Examples of pit slope and dump slope failures
- Type of Slope failure (Plain
- Wedge, and Toppling)
Unit 3 Analysis and Design of Pit Slopes and Waste Dumps
- probabilistic approaches and numerical analysis of rock and soil slopes
- Slope analysis and factor of safety using limit equilibrium methods
- Application of RMR/RSR/SMR classification in slope stability evaluation
- Sensitivity analysis
- Load and Resistance Factor
- Stereographic analysis of structural discontinuities
- determination of possibility and type of failure based on structural analysis
Unit 4 Remedial measures for Stabilizing Slopes
- Stabilisation and strengthening of slopes - Slope geometry configuration
- wall control blasting techniques
- Slope drainage systems and practices
- rock reinforcement. 8 Subject Code: 3172215 w.e.f
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