Underground Coal Mining
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The official GTU curriculum for Underground Coal Mining (subject code DI04022021) as prescribed for CSE · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 19 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 (DI04022021)Unit 1 Fundamentals of Coal and Its Underground Mining
- 1.1 Origin of coal
- Rank of Coal 1.2 Banded Constituents of Coal 1.3 Coal Analysis 1.3.1 Ultimate Analysis 1.3.2 Proximate Analysis 1.4 Consumptions of coal in various Industries 1.5 Coal reserves in India 1.6 Lignite reserves in Gujarat 1.7 Classification of various underground coal mining methods. 1.8 Factors affecting selection of underground coal mining methods
Unit 2 Bord & Pillar Method – Development
- 2.1 Applicability conditions of the bord and pillar method 2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of bord and pillar 2.3 Basic elements of bord and pillar mining method: pillar
- junction, dip, strike
- floor 2.4 Classification of bord and pillar mining system 2.5 Advantages of panel system of bord and pillar mining 2.6 Design of bord and pillar working 2.6.1 size of panel 2.6.2 size of barrier 2.6.3 size of pillars 2.6.4 width of galleries 2.7 Development 2.7.1 by blasting of solids 2.7.2 by coal cutting machines 2.7.3 by gathering arm loaders and shuttle car 2.7.4 by continuous miner 2.8 In bord and pillar working calculate 2.8.1 Percentage of extraction of coal 2.8.2 Size of the panel 2.8.3 Number of faces
Unit 3 Bord & Pillar Mining– Depillaring and Stowing
- 3.1 Preparatory arrangement before Depillaring. 3.2 Principles of pillar extraction techniques 3.3 Factors influencing choice of pillar extraction method 3.4 Depillaring in thin and thick seam 3.5 Local fall
- main fall
- air blast
- line of goaf. 3.6 Precautions against fire and inundation during depillaring Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Mining Engineering Subject Code: DI04022021 Subject Name: Underground Coal Mining w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page no. 3 of 5 3.7 Stowing: 3.7.1 Applicable conditions 3.7.2 Advantages of stowing 3.7.3 Classification of stowing methods: hydraulic
- pneumatic, and mechanical
Unit 4 Longwall Mining
- 4.1 Longwall mining: Applicability conditions
- elementary terms used in longwall mining 4.2 Classification of Longwall methods 4.3 Governing factors for selection of longwall method 4.4 Classification of longwall faces: Advancing and Retreating longwall faces: working method
- merits and demerits 4.5 Single unit and double unit face: working method
- merits and demerits 4.6 Development of panels and faces: position of development
- roadway shape and size
- method of drivage of roadways
- construction of longwall faces 4.7 Longwall face support system: Manually operated supports
- powered supports
Unit 5 Underground Gasification of Coal
- 5.1 Conditions suitable for underground coal gasification 5.2 Principles of underground coal gasification 5.3 Working methods of underground coal gasification 5.4 Advantages and disadvantages of underground coal gasification 5.5 Pilot projects of underground coal gasification in India 5.6 Environmental impacts of underground coal gasification 5.7 Safety hazards associated with underground coal gasification
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