Mine System Engineering
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Mine System Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Mine System Engineering (subject code 3172212) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 7 divides the course into 6 units, covering 41 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 (3172212)Unit 1 Introduction to systems engineering
- Concept of system
- sub-system and system environment
- Classification of systems
- Systems analysis
- Creative aspects of planning and design
- Factors influencing creativity
- techniques and alternative ideas/solutions
Unit 2 Linear Programming
- Linear Programming models
- Assumption of linear programming
- Graphical and Simple method of solving Linear Programming Problems
- Basic and Basic feasible solution
- optimal solution
- interpretation of SIMPLEX table
- Primal and Dual Problem
- Application of Linear Programming for solution of mining related problems of production planning
- scheduling and blending
Unit 3 Transportation and Assignment Problem
- Transportation models
- Variations on Classical Transportation models
- Algorithm for Transportation problem
- Assignment model
- Variations on Classical Assignment model
- solution algorithm for Assignment problems
- Application to mining problems
Unit 4 Project Management with PERT & CPM
- Assumption of PERT and CPM
- Methods of drawing network
- Redundancy and identification of redundant jobs
- Critical path calculation
- Criticality index
- Statistics related to PERT
- Probability of completing a project by a due date
- Lowest cost schedule: Case studies
Unit 5 Network Models
- Introduction and concept
- shortest route and minimal spannial tree problems
- application to mining problems
Unit 6 Simulation
- Introduction and concept
- Scope and limitation
- System type versus simulation technique
- Generating input data
- Monte-Carlo simulation
- Simulation of equipment maintenance and inventory systems in mines
- Subject Code: 3172212 w.e.f