Profile
Prof John Coggan
Teaching
My teaching is primarily focused on rock mechanics and rock engineering and their application to design of both surface and underground excavations. The modules that I teach on are:
3rd year:
CSM3038: Surface Excavation Design
CSM3041: Tunnelling and Underground Excavation
MSc modules:
CSMM130: Excavation and Geomechanics
CSMM140: Surface Excavation Design
CSMM187: Underground Excavation Design
MSc Mining Professional:
CSMM181: Surface Mining
CSMM182: Underground Miining
Two dimensional modelling of underground open stoping layout:
Use of 3DEC software to model discontinuity-controlled failure of a slope: