Mining Machinery (Suggested)
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The official GTU curriculum for Mining Machinery (Suggested) (subject code BE04022031) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 66 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 (BE04022031)Unit 1 Introduction
- scope, and role of machinery in mining operations
- Classification of mining equipment: excavation
- supporting, and auxiliary equipment
- Mechanization levels in surface and underground mining Basic machine elements: power sources
- pneumatics Selection factors for mining machinery: production
- safety Introduction to automation and IoT in mining machines
Unit 2 Surface Mining Machineries
- Excavation Machinery - Shovels
- bucket wheel excavators (BWE)
- Front-end loaders
- hydraulic excavators
- Productivity calculation
- cycle time
- machine matching Aerial ropeways: Different types
- their construction
- operation, and Maintenance
- their layout including rope tensioning arrangement
- Haulage Machinery: Dumpers
- rear-dump trucks
- trolley-assist systems
- high-angle conveyors
- in-pit crushing & conveying (IPCC)
- Surface miner (cutting principles
- performance) Drilling & Blasting Machinery: Rotary
- down-the-hole (DTH)
- top- hammer drills
- Blast-hole drills
- jumbo drills
- Explosive charging and stemming equipment
Unit 3 Underground Mining Machineries
- Drilling & Excavation: Jackhammers
- jumbo drills
- Continuous miners
- road headers
- longwall shearers
- Raise borers and shaft boring machines (SBM) Loading & Haulage: Load–haul–dump (LHD)
- load–dump–transport (LDT)
- Transport: Shuttle cars
- mine trucks
- monorail systems
- chairlift transportation
- rope haulage – types
- maintenance and design calculation
- Roof Support & Auxiliaries: Powered roof supports (PRS)
- Rock bolting machines
- Shotcrete pumps and mixers 12 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Mining Engineering Subject Code: BE04022031 Subject Name: Underground Mining Machineries
Unit 4 Mine Pumps and auxiliary machineries
- Mine pumps: centrifugal
- jet pumps
- Compressors: piston
- screw, and turbo compressors
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems in mining applications Hoisting machinery: mine winder types
- drum and friction winders
- design calculations
- safety hooks
- Wire ropes: types
Unit 5 Maintenance, Economics & Emerging Technologies
- Maintenance & Reliability: Preventive
- predictive, and condition-based maintenance
- Lubrication systems
- wear analysis
- Machine availability
- reliability indicators
- Failure analysis and troubleshooting techniques
- Machine Economics: Cost of ownership and operation
- Equipment productivity evaluation
- Fleet management systems Modern Trends: Mine automation
- autonomous trucks, and remote-operated loaders
- telematics and GPS-based fleet tracking
- electric mining vehicles and hybrid drives
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