Mining Machinery - I
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Mining Machinery - I Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Mining Machinery - I (subject code 3142201) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 25 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3142201)Unit 1 Compressed Air
- Comparison with other sources of power
- Air compressors – types
- installation and maintenance
- Compressed air transmission and distribution
- compressed air drills
- pneumatic picks
- air motors and other compressed air equipment
Unit 2 Aerial ropeways different types, their construction, installation
- operation and Maintenance
- their layout including rope tensioning arrangement. 10 18%
Unit 3 Wire ropes
- tests and uses
- Rope deterioration and maintenance
- Rope capels and capping.Rope Splicing and changing of rope
Unit 4 Transport
- Track and mine car
- Haulage tracks its laying and maintenance
- gauge selection
- Mine tubs and cars their constructional details and attachments
- Safety provisions
Unit 5 Rope haulage
- Different types
- Their constructions
- maintenance and design calculations
- Safety provisions. 08 13% SubjectCode: 3142201
Unit 6 Mine Locomotives
- Different types
- their construction
- maintenance and design calculations
- Safety provisions. 08 13%