Drilling and Blasting Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech second year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Drilling and Blasting B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) second year second sem is as follows.
B.Tech. II Year II Sem. L/T/P/C
Course Code: MN402ES 4/1/0/4
Course Objectives:
To familiarize the students with exploratory and production drilling including the factors affecting drilling; Various types of the explosives and blasting techniques used in underground and opencast mining are also explained besides blasting in civil constructions projects.
Course Outcomes:
Drilling and blasting is primary operation in any mining organization, student understands various methods of drilling, design and selection of drilling methods. Knowledge about explosives and blasting techniques makes student confident in design of blasting operations in the field.
UNIT-I Exploratory Drilling:
Drilling for exploration and other purposes; diamond drillingequipment and principal of operation, it’s merits, demerits and limitations; core recovery — single and double tube core barrels; wire line drilling; directional drilling; fishing tools; borehole surveying; borehole logging; novel and special drilling techniques, Horizontal and directional drilling.
UNIT-II Production Drilling:
Various methods and mechanics of drilling -percussive, rotaryand rotary percussive. Jack hammer drilling, Top hammer and Down the Hole (DTH) hammer drills. Drillability: Drillabilty studies, Factors affecting drilling- operational parameters (like air pressure, thrust, r.p.m., flushing, bit type and bit geometry etc.) and physico-mechanical properties ( like strength properties, hardness, abrasivity etc.) design and selection of drills; bit wear and reconditioning of drill bits; drill hole economics.
UNIT-III Explosives:
Classification and properties of explosives, Types of explosives – Permitted type, slurry explosives, SMS and PMS, ANFO, LOX, boosters, blasting agents. Mechanics of blasting, alternatives to explosives. Accessories and Tools: Accessories- different types of detonators, safety fuses, detonating cords, relays, NONEL, exploders, sequential blasting machines and other shot firing tools, testing of explosives, storage, transportation and handling of explosives.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Roy Piush Pal, Blasting in ground excavations and mines, Oxford and IBH, 1st ed 1993.
- C.P. Chugh, Drilling technology handbook, Oxford and IBH, 1sted, 1977.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Roy Piush Pal, Rock blasting effect and operation, A.A. Balkema, 1st ed, 2005.
- D.J. Deshmukh, Elements of mining technology, Vol-1, Central techno, 7th ed, 2001.
- B. Hemphill Gary, Blasting operations, Mc-Graw Hill, 1st ed 1981.
- R.D. Singh, Principles and practices of modern coal mining, New age International, 1st ed, 1977.
- S.K.Das, Explosive and blasting practices in mines, Lovely prakashan, 1st ed, 1993.
For all other B.Tech 2nd Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech Mining Engineering 2nd Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.
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