Rock Excavation Engineering detailed syllabus for Mining Engineering (MINING), R18 regulation has been taken from the JNTUHs official website and presented for the students of B.Tech Mining Engineering branch affiliated to JNTUH course structure. For Course Code, Course Titles, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the universities official website.
For all the other MINING 4th Year 2nd Sem Syllabus for B.Tech R18 Regulation JNTUH scheme, visit Mining Engineering 4th Year 2nd Sem R18 Scheme.
For all the (Professional Elective-5) subjects refer to Professional Elective-5 Scheme. The detail syllabus for rock excavation engineering is as follows.
Pre-Requisites:
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Course Objective:
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Course Outcome:
The students will have knowledge about mechanism of rock excavation process, influences of rock properties in excavation, rock cutting technology and types of excavating machines.
Unit – I
Introduction: Concepts, historical developments in rock excavation systems, factors affecting the rock fragmentation, mechanism of rock breakage and fracture; their application to rock fragmentation methods- explosive action, cutting, ripping and impacts.
Unit – II
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Unit – III
Rock Cutting Technology: Mechanism of drilling – rotary, percussive, rotary percussive, mechanics of rock cutting, theory of single tool rock cutting, crack initiation and propagation, breakage pattern, rock excavation by cutting action – picks, discs, roller cutters, water jet cutting, methods of evaluation of drillability and cuttability index of rocks.
Unit – IV
Rock Cutting Tools: Rock cutting tool materials, different types, relative applications and their choice, tool shape and size, specific energy consumption, tool wear, effect of operational parameters on tool performance, maintenance and replacement of cutting tools of excavating machines.
Unit – V
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Text Books:
- Hartman, H.L., Introductory Mining Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1987.
- Clark, G.B., Principles of Rock Fragmentation, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1987.
Reference Books:
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For detail syllabus of all other subjects of B.Tech Mining Engineering 4th Year 2nd Sem , visit MINING 4th Year 2nd Sem syllabus subjects.
For B.Tech Mining Engineering (MINING) 4th Year results, visit JNTUH B.Tech Mining Engineering semester results direct link.