Rock Fragmentation
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Rock Fragmentation Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Rock Fragmentation (subject code 2172207) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 7 divides the course into 7 units, covering 34 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 (2172207)Unit 1 Present status of drilling and blasting practices in India and abroad
- Methods of drilling for production of minerals from surface and underground mines
- percussive and rotary –percussive drilling
- different types of bits
- bit wear
- different types of machines
- hydraulic drills
- long hole drilling
Unit 2 Variables in drilling
- Optimasation of drilling parameters
- mechanics of drilling
- drillability of rock
- boring in rocks
Unit 3 Recent developments in explosives and blasting techniques
- Explosives and Blasting Systems
- Monitoring Blasting Results: Borehole pressure
- vibration monitor
- high speed video camera
- blast design
- mechanics of blasting
- Computational models of blasting
- Influence techniques
- Overcastting with explosives
- Nuclear blasting
Unit 4 Explosives
- Classification and comparative properties of explosives
- blasting devices
- general application and uses
- safety considerations
Unit 5 Blasting damages
- Ground vibrations and air blast
- Impact of ground vibration and air blast on the neighboring structures and communities and mitigative measures
- reinforcement and design alternatives
Unit 6 Blasting Systems
- Electric and non-eletric methods
- delay blasting techniques
- charge distribution
- Mechanism of rock blasting
Unit 7 Alternative methods of rock fragmentation
- Novel methods of drilling
- choice of drills
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