MI5511: Rock Mechanics and Ground Control Laboratory Syllabus for MNG 5th Sem 2019 Regulation Anna University

Rock Mechanics and Ground Control Laboratory detailed syllabus for Mining Engineering (MNG) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MNG students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Mining Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MNG 5th Sem 2019 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of rock mechanics and ground control laboratory is as follows.

Course Objective:

1. To study the various of methods to determine the properties of rocks
2. To study the operation of various instruments and equipment used in rock mechanics.

List of Experiments:

1. Moisture content of rock sample by ISRM standard method
2. Protodyaknov index of rocks.
3. Point load index strength of rocks
4. Porosity of rocks.
5. Uni-axial compressive strength of dry and water saturated rock samples.
6. Tensile strength of rock using Brazilian test method.
7. Shear strength of rocks.
8. Tri-axial strength of rock and drawing of Mohr”s envelope.
9. Slake durability index of rocks.
10. Determination of longitudinal wave velocities of rocks using NDT.
11. Time dependent properties of rocks
12. Drillability index of rocks.
13. Young”s Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson”s ratio.
14. Determination of shear strength of soil
15. Determination of tri-axial strength of soil.

Course Outcome:

The students will be able

1. To gain knowledge on strength and deformation characteristics of rock using different methods.
2. To select the suitable equipment to determine various characteristics of rock such as testing the rock strength and other material properties in the Rock testing laboratory.
3. To provide hands on experience in handling different types of rock testing equipments.

References:

1. Vutukuri, V.S., and Lama, R.D., Handbook on Mechanical Properties of Rocks, Vol. I, II, III andIV, Transtech Publication, Berlin,1974/78.
2. Peng, S.S., Ground Control, Wiley Interscience, New York,1987.
3. Hoek, E and Brown, E.T., Underground Excavations in Rocks, Institute of Mining Metallurgy, London, 1980

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Mining Engineering, 2019 regulation curriculum do visit MNG 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.

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