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EARTH 437Rock Mechanics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Earth Sciences

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Stress, strain, and strength in geomaterials. Origins of stress and stress measurement methods, including hydraulic fracture and strain relief. Rock Mechanics principles and design procedures in areas of mining, civil engineering, and petroleum engineering. Monitoring methods, including introduction to microseismic surveillance. Course includes laboratory and project work.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00165870 / 70TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 701252056 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

71% liked it13% easy88% useful

From 7 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • the course seems super unorganized and confusing. there's so much useful stuff that's being "taught" but almost no application. no lab component but they made one up anyways and said we need to find our own time and make our own large groups. no discussion board so hard to find help. i took this as an elective but kinda regretting it. prof seems new and only really teaches his own projects which is fine but would be nice for some variation.

    Jan 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Awesome Geo Eng course. Learned so much practical engineering info.

    May 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention EARTH 437, January 2022 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2023

EARTH 437 - SOS 1 point, 1 comment

u/snapcracklepog: “Its a rock mechnaics eng course. Im not in eng, just science but just need a 400level to finish. The prof doesn't really teach, and the assignments are pages upon pages long. Does anyone know a geo eng that can tutor?”

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Winter 2022

see you all on february 7th 88 points, 10 comments

u/Dimtar_: “… (Tutorial) CHEM 125 (Tutorial) CHEM 363 (Lecture) EARTH 122 ­(Lecture) EARTH 332 ­(Lecture) EARTH 437 ­(Lecture) EARTH 439 ­(Lecture) EARTH 460 ­(Lecture) MNS 322 (Lecture) PHYS 10 (Seminar) PHYS 111 (Lectures) PHYS 112 (Lectures) PHYS 122 (Lectures) PHYS 124 (Lecture) PHYS 125 …”

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