MI5612: Rock Blasting Laboratory Syllabus for MNG 6th Sem 2019 Regulation Anna University

Rock Blasting 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 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MNG 6th Sem 2019 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of rock blasting laboratory is as follows.

Course Objective:

1. To study the various properties of explosives for designing the blasts according to the field conditions.
2. To monitor the ground vibration induced due to blasting and operation of HEMM.

List of Experiments:

1. Measurement of ground vibration produced due to blasting by seismograph
2. Measurement of body vibration of HEMM used in the mines
3. Development of predictor equation from the recorded data
4. Measurement of VOD by VOD mate and its analysis
5. Study of various fragmentation assessment techniques
6. Handling of WIPFRAG software
7. Design of blast for coal face
8. Design of blast for underground metal mine
9. Design of blast for bench blasting
10. Study of various blasting accessories
11. Study of High Speed Video Camera used for blasting.
12. Study of magazine constructed for storage of explosives and accessories

Course Outcome:

The student will be able

1. To understand the characteristics and applications of various explosives and accessories used in the mines.
2. To design the blasts in surface and underground mines
3. To monitor the environmental impacts produced due to blasting such as flyrock.
4. To monitor, measure and predict the blast-induced ground vibrations created in surface and underground mines.
5. To assess the fragmentation of blasted muck by using various tools and techniques

References:

1. Bhandari, Sushil, Engineering Rock Blasting Operations, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1997.
2. Pradhan, G.K., and Sandhu, G.S., Manual of Rock Blasting, IME Publications, 1996.
3. Jimeno, C.L., Jimeno, E.L, Carcedo, E.J. Drilling and Blasting of Rocks, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1995.

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Mining Engineering, 2019 regulation curriculum do visit MNG 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.

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