Ground Control Mining 7th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Ground Control detail syllabus for Mining Engineering (Mining), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MN72), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to:

1. Knowledge of underground excavation ; stability around the excavation, subsidence and stress around the excavation
2. To comprehend the rock mass classification and support system for underground excavation
3. To monitor and predict subsidence and underground disasters
4. To design single and multiple opening and support system for underground excavations

Module 1:

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Module 2:

Design of mine pillars
Mine pillars and their classification; pillar mechanics; Design of mine pillars and shaft pillar: stresses acting on pillars; stress distribution in pillars; mechanics of pillar failure; interaction of pillar, floor and roof; design of rooms and pillars; design of barrier and yield pillars, Numerical Problems.

Module 3:

Subsidence
Causes and impacts of subsidence; Mechanics of surface subsidence, discontinuous and continuous subsidence; Monitoring, prediction, control and management of subsidence, prediction of subsidence using graphical and analytical method, monitoring and determination. Numerical Problems.

Module 4:

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Module 5:

Classification of Rock Masses
Introduction, methods and approaches: Terzaghi, RQD, Rock structure Rating, Rock Slope Rating(RSR), RMR, Q, NATM, ISRM, Paul committee Report, CMRI Classification, Limitations, Suggestion of various support system based on the classification.

Course Outcomes:

1. To be familiar with the types of underground excavation and to stabilize the excavation.
2. Support the rock mass based on different properties of rock.
3. Ability to estimate the subsidence and monitor the disasters.
4. To design an opening and support system for underground.

Text Books:

1. Rock Mechanics and the Design of Structures in Rocks, L.Obert and W.I.Duvall, John Wiley and Sons, 1966.
2. Coal Mine Ground Control, S.Peng, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1978.
3. Strata Mechanics in Coal Mining, M. Jeremic, CRC Press, 1985

Reference Books:

1. S.M.E. Mining Engineering Hand Book, Volume I and II, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Inc. 1992.
2. Underground Mining Methods Hand Book, W.A. Hustralid, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. 1982.
3. Ground Mechanics in Hard Rock Mining, M.L.Jeremic, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi, 1986.
4. Design of Supports in Mines, C.Biron& E. Arioglu, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1983.
5. Underground Mining Methods and Technology, Proceedings of the International Symposium, Nottingham, Elsevier 1986. Coal Mining Technology Theory and Practice Robert Stefanko SME 1983.
6. Underground Excavations in rock E. Hoek and E.T. Brown IMM, 1980. Support of Underground Excavation in Hard Rock E. Hoeket. al., Oxford and IBH 1995.

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