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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Rock Engineering online course by Swayam is an introductory curriculum, dealing with how rock masses and rocks behave. This 12-week elective programme familiarises candidates with the design and analysis fundamentals of rock foundations, slopes, caverns, and tunnels. Industries that actively operate in mining and hilly terrain’s infrastructure development recognise this course.

The Rock Engineering certification syllabus comprises critical topics like rock formations, rocks’ laboratory testing, strength criteria, analysing rock-slope stability, weak rocks’ foundation, geological data projects, tunnelling, etc. An AICTE-approved FDP course, this training is an IIT Roorkee offering, with Professor Priti Maheshwari as the instructor. The programme welcomes all learners currently pursuing their undergraduate degree, irrespective of which background they’re from.

What’s more, the Rock Engineering programme also features an NPTEL and IIT Roorkee certification, enabling candidates to display their verified knowledge in this domain. Learners can opt for this by paying a certain fee, sitting for Swayam’s proctored evaluation, and scoring adequately in their 12 assignments throughout the curriculum.

The Highlights

AICTE-approved FDP learning
Elective course in ‘Civil Engineering’ category
12 weeks of online studying
Virtual lectures by IIT Roorkee’s professor
Open to all learners for free
Payable accreditation
E-verifiable certificates offered
In-person proctored evaluations
12 assignments
References and books mentioned

Programme Offerings

IIT Roorkee’s educator
references
Books
industry support
Elective learning
Online studying for 12 weeks
Available for all learners
E-verifiable certificates

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Roorkee

While there aren’t any Rock Engineering fees payable as this curriculum is free, you must pay Rs. 1,000 to apply for Swayam’s proctored test to obtain the certificate.

Rock Engineering fee structure

Training type	Total fees payable
Rock Engineering	NA
Certification exam	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

Students should first complete the ‘Soil Mechanics -1 and 2’ programs to gain admission into the Rock Engineering course.

Furthermore, Swayam will determine a candidate’s certification eligibility for the Rock Engineering program by evaluating their final score, which is the sum of his/her test marks and average assignment score. The former’s 75% weightage and the latter’s 25% weightage will be considered.

Students must secure at least 30/75 in Swayam’s proctored examination and 10/25 in the training assignments for gaining a certificate. Failing to do so, they won’t receive one even after maintaining 40/100 or higher as their final marking.

What you will learn

Civil Engineering skills

The online course in Rock Engineering by Swayam will enable candidates to display robust expertise in these concepts, once they complete the curriculum: -

What rock formations entail
Geological data and its stereographic projects
Rock masses, rocks, and their strength criteria
Rock masses, rocks, and their engineering classifications
How to analyze rock-slope stability
Tunneling
Weak rocks and their foundation
Testing rocks in laboratories

Who it is for

All interested learners at the undergraduate level, irrespective of what discipline they’re pursuing, are welcome to join the Rock Engineering certification course.

Admission Details

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Application Details

Swayam offers an easy admission procedure for their courses. Hence, you need not fill out drawn-out forms for the Rock Engineering program enrolment. Instead, log in/sign up through your Google/Facebook/Microsoft ID details or your email, password, and username.

The Syllabus

Rock formation

Rock forming minerals
Identification
Geological classification of rock
Geological structures
Faults
Folds
Joints

Stereographic Project of Geological Data

Principle of equal area net
Representation of a line
Plane
Intersection of two planes
Other applications

Laboratory Testing of Rocks

Determination of physical properties
Uniaxial compressive strength test
Tensile strength test
Oblique shear test
Triaxial test
Slake durability test
Stress-strain responses of rocks

Engineering Classification of Rocks & Rock Mass

Deere and Miller classification
Concept of rock mass
Rock quality designation
Rock mass rating
Rock mass quality
Geological strength index
Applications in civil engineering projects

Strength Criteria for Rocks & Rock Mass

Mohr-Coulomb criterion
Hoek and Brown criterion
Barton’s theory

Tunneling

Ground conditions in tunneling
Application of stereographic projections
Elastic analysis under uniaxial
Biaxial and hydrostatic conditions
Concrete lining: elastic analysis
Elasto-plastic analysis: Tresca criterion
Rock mass-tunnel support interaction analysis
Design of support system

Rock Slope Stability Analysis

Modes of failure
Limit equilibrium approaches
Application of stereographic projections
Remedial measures

Foundations of Weak Rocks

Bell’s approach
Bearing capacity based on classification approaches
UCS
Plate load test
Special considerations
Dam foundations

Evaluation process

Students must register for Swayam’s Rock Engineering certification test, once they release its registration forms online. Here, learners can check all the details, checking the designated center they’ll attend to sit for this examination and the session they want. The exam will be held via two sessions - a morning one (9 am to 12 pm) and an afternoon one (2 pm to 5 pm). To apply, interested candidates must provide this examination’s fees.