Surface Mining Mining 6th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Surface Mining detail syllabus for Mining Engineering (Mining), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MN62), 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. Understand the basic concept of surface mining and associated methods.
2. Learn various aspects of drilling and blasting practices in open cast mines.
3. Learn application of various heavy earth moving machinery and their selection criteria.

Module 1:

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Module 2:

Open Pit Layout and Design
Planning the layout and open pit mine with special reference to large mechanized mines. Optimum dimensions of open pit mines. Removal of over burden and disposal, open cast bench- number, height, width and slope angle of the bench. Factors affecting the stability of the slope. Various types of slope failures, problems on slope failures. Ground water control.

Module 3:

Drilling and Blasting
Major types of drilling machines- DTH, Rotary drilling machines with tri-cone roller bits with their construction, applications, advantages and limitations. Mechanics of blasting, principles of fragmentation. Design of blasting: with special reference to heavy blasting, air blasting, ground vibration, fly rocks novel methods of drilling, smooth blasting and pre-splitting. Initiation systems: various patterns.

Module 4:

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Module 5:

Transport Equipment
Dumpers, Shovel – dumper combination, high angle conveyor and in-pit crusher. Selection criteria of equipment, advantages and limitations.

Course Outcomes:

1. An understanding of various design parameters associated with different methods of surface mining.
2. Ability to design blasting round to have desired productivity with minimum damaging effect.
3. Ability to select appropriate equipment for excavating, loading and transporting material in opencast mines.

Text Books:

1. Surface Mining Technology by S.K.Das, Lovely Prakashan, Dhanbad, 1994.
2. Surface Mining by G.B.Mishra, Dhanbad Publishers, 1978.

Reference Books:

1. Elements of Mining Technology, Vol. – I, D.J.Deshmukh, 6th Edition, Central Techno Publications, Nagpur, 1998.
2. Opencast Mining – R.T. Deshmukh, M. Publications, Nagpur, 1996.
3. Latest Development of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery Amithosh De, Annapurna Publishers, Dhanbad, 1995.
4. Rock Slope Engineering, Hock and Bray, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 1981.
5. Introductory Mining Engineering, Hartman, John Wiley and Sons, 1987.
6. Surface Mining: The American Institute of Mining Metallurgical And Petroleum Engineers In. 1968.

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