Underground Coal Mining detail syllabus for Mining Engineering (Mining), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17MN54), 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:
- Understand the mode of access to reach coal seams and choice of mine seam
- Gain knowledge of bord and pillar method of mining
- Gain knowledge of longwall method of mining.
- Knowledge of extracting of thick coal seams by special methods
Module 1:
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Module 2:
Board and Pillar Mining
Board and Pillar Mining: Board and Pillar Mining System. Design of Bord and Pillar workings, Mining Processes, Development of Panels, Extraction of Pillars and Examples of Pillar extraction techniques. Room and Pillar Mining: Applicability, Merits and Demerits. Variants of Room and Pillar Mining Method. Simple Problems.
Module 3:
Longwall Mining
Longwall Mining: Elements of a Longwall face, Classification of Modern Longwall faces, Planning of Longwall Mining System, Development of Panel and faces, face support system, Power supply, and material supply and face organization. Strata mechanics around Longwall panel. Thin seam Mining by Longwall Method: Method of working thin, medium thick and thick seams by Longwall Mining with case studies of Indian and foreign Mines. Simple Problems
Module 4:
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Module 5:
Special Methods of Mining
Special Methods of Mining: Inseam Mining and Horizon Mining, Hydraulic Mining, Blasting Gallery Method, Coal Bed Methane. Goaf Control:
Caving, strip packing or solid stowing, Hydraulic Stowing etc. Procurement of stowing materials and its transportation, theoretical aspects and case studies.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course students will have:
- Ability to identify mode of access to reach coal seam and choice of mining method
- Ability to design bord and pillar method of mining
- Ability to design longwall method of mining.
- Ability to design the extraction of thick coal seams by special methods.
Text Books:
- Principles and Practices of Modern Coal Mining – R.D. Singh, New Age International, 1997.
- Modern Coal Mining Technology – S.K. Das, 2 nd edition, Lovely Prakashan Publishers, 1994.
Reference Books:
- Underground Coal Mining Methods – J.G.Singh, BrajKalpa Publishers, Varnasi, 2000.
- Coal Mining – I.C.F. Statham, Vol. I, II, III and Vol. III. The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd. Inc. 1958.
- Longwall Mining – S.Peng&H.S.Chang, John Wiley and Sons Inc. 1983.
- Winning & Working of Coal, Vol. I, II – D.J.Deshmukh, Asia Publsihing House, Bombay, 1967.
- Universal Mining School Volumes. Cardiff [GT. Britain], 1931.
- SME Mining Engg. Hand Book – Hartman, 2 nd edition S.M.M. & Exploration Inc. 1992.
- Underground Winning of Coal – T.N. Singh, Oxford and IBH. 1992.
- Advanced Coal Mining, Vol. 1 and 2 – Vorbojev&Deshmukh, Asia Publishing House, Bombay, 1964.
- Thick Seam Mining – T.N. Singh and B.B.Dhar, Oxford and IBH, 1992.
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