Underground Mining
Strata Control for Middle & Senior Management
Five-day programme for decision makers who need a working command of rock engineering principles and terminology.
Overview
This programme is designed for decision makers within the mining industry who need to improve their knowledge of rock engineering and strata control principles and terminology.
It is presented at a high level by qualified rock engineering practitioners and suits managers with at least a basic knowledge of applied strata control. Presented over five days, it deals with basic stress and strain relationships, energy absorption, energy release rate, support resistance and other criteria relevant to the daily management function.
The programme is very useful to managers in training, learner officials, graduates and diplomats who have just started their mining careers.
Competencies & outcomes
- Use rock engineering and strata control terminology with confidence
- Interpret stress and strain relationships in a mining context
- Apply energy absorption, energy release rate and support resistance criteria
- Ask the right questions of the rock engineering department
Entry requirements
- Middle or senior management, learner official, graduate or diplomat
- At least a basic knowledge of applied strata control
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