MI403 - Rock Fragmentation Engineering

B. Tech. (Mining Engg.), VII Semester

COURSE PLAN (2021 -22)

 

  1. Course code: MI 403

      2. Course title: ROCK FRAGMENTATION ENGINEERING

       3. L-T-P: 4-0-0

      4. Credits: 4

 

  1. Pre-requisite: NIL

 

  1. Course Instructors: Prof. V. R. Sastry

 

  1. Teaching Department: Mining Engineering

 

  1. Objectives of the Course: To Understand

a: Developments: Explosives & Accessories

b. Rock Fragmentation Mechanisms

c. Design of Blasts for Surface / UG Excavations

d. Environmental Effects: Gr. Vibrations, Noise & Fly Rock

e. Controlled Blasting

f.  Instrumentation

g. Special Techniques

h. Case Studies

i. Statutory Requirements

 

  1. Skill development of the students expected from the course:

 

a.    Blast Design.

b.    Applications in Mines, Quarries & Infrastructure projects.

c.    Safety & Environment related to Blasting Operations.

d.   Handling of Instrumentation in Blasting Technology.

 

  1. Course coverage:

 

Module

Contents

Approx. no. of lectures

1

Developments in Explosives & Accessories

3

2

Rock Fragmentation Mechanisms

4

3

Role of Structural Discontinuities

2

4

Blast Geometry

4

5

Explosive Parameters

2

6

Blast Design

2

7

Instrumentation & Softwares

3

8

Blasting for U/G Excavations – Tunnels, BG Panels, Stopes

4

9

Environmental Effects of Blasting operations

5

 

Controlled Blasting Techniques

3

10

Special Blasting Techniques

2

11

Shaped Charges

1

12

Under Water Blasting

3

13

Blasting Economics

2

14

Statutory Requirements

2

 

 

  1. Reference Books:

            1.  Advances in Drilling & Blasting, V.R. Sastry, Allied Publishers, 1997.

            2.  Blasting Safety Manual, M.S. Sandhu & G.K. Pradhan, 1991.

            3.  Explosives & Blasting Techniques for Mining, Quarrying and Infrastructure

                 Industry, V.R. Sastry & K. Ramchandar, 2013.

            4.  Blast Design, C.J. Konya, 2001.

            5.  Rock Blasting Effects & Operations, Pijush Pal Roy, Oxford IBH, 2005.

 

 

     12. Details on Tutorials if any: Nil.

 

 

EVALUATION PLAN

 

1. Continuous evaluation                                 :   60%

    (Slip Tests/Quiz + Assignments)

2. Mid-Sem. performance                                :   15%

3. End-Sem. performance                                :   25%