RSE3010 MINE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

FIRST SEMESTER 2023

Assignment 1 Identification and Quantification of Geotechnical Problems for Melbourne

Major Transport Infrastructures

As a geotechnical engineer, you will be producing a report on the topic: Identification of geotechnical problems
for Melbourne Major Transport Infrastructures. Detailed report indexing techniques into geotechnical
engineering related problems have been covered under Weeks 1-4 Recorded Videos and the uploaded EES
Documents (Technical Appendices: Ground Movement and Groundwater).
(3) weekly assigned quantitative task

Week 2 Calculation of Rock Quality Designation (RQD)

Please calculate the RQD of each core box and the overall RQD of borehole GA15-BH109. For any uncertainties
for the calculation, please provide a brief justification. Detailed calculation procedures (Excel template uploaded
in Moodle) and clarifications have been covered under Week 2 Recorded Video (Part 2). Please include the below
Table in your Assessment and attach the Excel Spreadsheet as an appendix of Assessment 1.

Table 1: Rock Quality Designation (RQD) of GA15-BH109 for Melbourne Metro Tunnel
Box Number RQD Average (%) Comments/Clarifications
1 75.05 (example) 2.5m: the two fractures seem perpendicular…
2

Add the Rows as

necessary

Assignment submission
Please submit the assessment on Moodle. There will be penalty for late submission at a rate of 10% each day
that the submission is late. This assignment is due on 24 March 2023.

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