Bulk Material Handling
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Follow on Instagram for UpdatesBulk Material Handling Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Bulk Material Handling (subject code 3162209) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 50 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 (3162209)Unit 1 Introduction to Materials Handling
- Definition and Scope of Materials Handling
- Importance of Materials Handling
- Systems Concept
- Characteristics and Classification of Materials
- Principles of materials handling
- Unit Load Concept: Definition of Unit Load
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- Load Unitization Process and Handling Methods
Unit 2 Unit Material Handling System
- Design of bins and hopper
- ore passes
- Primary crushing and screening: jaw, cone
- roll and gyratory crushers
- Rotary breakers
- In-pit crushers
- single deck or double deck
- vibratory and rotary screens
- coal handling plants
- rail wagon loading plants
- chute design
- Classification Of Materials Handling Equipment: Basic Equipment Types
- Classification of Handling Equipment
- Wagon tipplers
- bucket elevators
Unit 3 Material Transportation
- Conveyors (Belt Conveyors
- Chain Conveyors Haulage Conveyors
- Cable Conveyors Bucket Conveyors
- Roller Conveyors
- Screw Conveyors
- Hydraulic and pneumatic conveying
- conveyors (belt
- cable belt
- high angle
- shiftable and pipe conveyor)
- water transport
- materials handling at jetty and barge
Unit 4 Hoisting Equipment
- Parts of Hoisting Equipment
- Different types of Cranes (Derricks
- radial) fork lifters
- overhead gantry mat
Unit 5 Bulk Handling Equipment and Systems
- Storage of bulk solids
- blending and reclaiming of bulk materials
- Types of stackers and reclaimers
- Design of storage system material stockpiling and stockpiles
- bins and bunkers
- Segregation (size wise and grade wise)
- Railway sidings
- Rapid loading system
- Merry-go-round system
- Automation and online monitoring of bulk material handling system
- Weighing and Control Subject Code: 3162209 w.e.f
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