Recent Question/Assignment
CIVE1246: Assignment 2A
Tunnel/cavern stability analysis and support design
You will be assigned a set of data comprising.
• Rock mass category (MF1-4) for Melbourne Formation from a Previous site investigation report (Golders report)
• A set of joint orientation data
• Depth and stress data according to from Table 15 Golders site investigation report
• Circular tunnel/cavern diameter
Assignment:
Submit an engineering report comprising the following (a report template is provided).
Title
Executive Summary Table of Contents
1. Introduction (what is the Melbourne Formation, how does it relate to the geology of Melbourne)
2. Data summary (summary of the data provided to you for the assignment and its context)
3. Structural stability analysis and support requirements (use UNWedge)
4. Convergence analysis and support requirements (use Rocsupport)
5. Discussion (compare various ground support options)
6. Conclusions/Recommendations (what is the appropriate ground support)
References
Appendices (any extra material, e.g. software outputs)
Marking rubric
Criteria Mark allocation
Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Marks 1/25 0 0.5 1
1. Title Inappropriate
or incorrect title Title acceptable but does not clearly represents content and purpose of report Title clearly represents content and purpose of report
Marks 3/25 0 1.5 3
2. Executive Summary Summary not provided or text provided is not an abstract Summary acceptable but does not clearly represents content and purpose of report Summary accurately and fully represent the content and purpose of the report
Marks 1/25 0 0.5 1
3. Table of contents Incorrect table provided Not all parts of the report including Figures and Tables are listed with correct page
numbers All parts of the report including Figures and Tables are listed with correct page numbers
Marks 2/25 0 1 2
4. Introduction Not provided or what is provided is not an Introduction Comprehensible but not entirely clear or correctly referenced A clear and appropriately referenced presentation of relevant information
Marks 2/25 0 1 2
5. Data summary Not provided or what is provided is Comprehensible but not entirely clear A clear and appropriately formatted
CIVE1246: Assignment 2A
Criteria Mark allocation
Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
not the data provided presentation of relevant data
Marks 4/25 0 1 2 3 4
6. Structural stability analysis and support requirements Not provided or what is provided is not the data provided Inco mple
te Complete but poorly presented and justified Complete but could be better
presented and justified Complete and well presented and justified to a professional standard
Marks 4/25 0 1 2 3 4
7. Convergence analysis and support requirements Not provided or what is provided is not the data provided Inco mple
te Complete but poorly presented and justified Complete but could be better presented and justified Complete and well
presented and justified to a professional standard
Marks 4/25 0 2 4
8. Discussion Not provided or what is provided is not the data provided Comprehensible but not entirely clear A clear and appropriately formatted presentation of relevant data to a professional standard
Marks 2/25 0 1 2
9.
Conclusions/Recommendation s Not provided or what is provided is not the data provided Comprehensible but not entirely clear A clear and appropriately worded statement of the outcomes of the study
Marks 2/25 0 1 2
10. References/
Appendices Not provided or incorrect Errors in reference format Correct reference format (Harvard), appropriate references listed and cited in text.
Appendices if needed