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Syllabus for 5-year M. Tech. (Mining Engineering) Dual Degree Department of Mining Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 1 COURSE STRUCTURE FOR 5-YEAR M.TECH.( MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE 5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE PART – II SEMESTER – III SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT CONTACT HOURS/ WEEK CREDITS THEORY MN2101 Mining Geology – I 4 4 MN2102 Mine Surveying – I 3 3 MN2103 Underground Mine Environment – I 3 3 MN2104 Mining Machinery – I 3 3 MN2105 Mine Development 4 4 EC2108A Electronics and Instrumentation 3 3 TOTAL OF THEORY 20 20 PRACTICAL MN2301 Mining Geology – I 3 2 MN2302 Mine Surveying – I 3 2 MN2303 Underground Mine Environment – I 3 2 TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 9 6 TOTAL FOR SEMESTER – III 29 26
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Syllabus for 5-year M. Tech. (Mining Engineering) Dual Degree

Department of Mining Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 1

COURSE STRUCTURE FOR

5-YEAR M.TECH.( MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

PART – II SEMESTER – III

SUBJECT

CODE

SUBJECT

CONTACT

HOURS/

WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN2101 Mining Geology – I 4 4

MN2102 Mine Surveying – I 3 3

MN2103 Underground Mine Environment – I 3 3

MN2104 Mining Machinery – I 3 3

MN2105 Mine Development 4 4

EC2108A Electronics and Instrumentation 3 3

TOTAL OF THEORY 20 20

PRACTICAL

MN2301 Mining Geology – I 3 2

MN2302 Mine Surveying – I 3 2

MN2303 Underground Mine Environment – I 3 2

TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 9 6

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER – III 29 26

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5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

PART – II SEMESTER – IV

SUBJECT

CODE SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/

WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN2201 Mining Geology –II 3 3

MN2202 Rock Mechanics 4 4

MN2203 Mining Machinery –II 3 3

AM2208A Numerical Methods 3 3

EE2208A Electrical Engineering –I 3 3

TOTAL OF THEORY 16 16

PRACTICAL

MN2401 Mining Geology –II 3 2

MN2402 Rock Mechanics 3 2

EE2408A Electrical Engineering 3 2

MN2403 Tour Report & Viva-Voce - 2

TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 9 8

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER- IV 25 24

TOTAL FOR PART –II 50

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5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING( DUAL DEGREE

PART – III SEMESTER – V

SUBJECT

CODE SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/

WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN3101 Ground Control 3 3

MN3102 Underground Mine Environment – II 3 3

MN3103 Mine Surveying – II 3 3

MN3104 Underground Coal Mining – I 4 4

MN3105 Surface Mining – I 3 3

EE3108A Electrical Engineering – II 3 3

TOTAL OF THEORY 19 19

PRACTICAL

MN3301 Ground Control 3 2

MN3302 Underground Mine Environment –II 3 2

MN3303 Mine Surveying -II 3 2

TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 9 6

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER- V 28 25

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Syllabus for 5-year M. Tech. (Mining Engineering) Dual Degree

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5-YEAR M.TECH. MINING ENGINEERING DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

PART – III SEMESTER – VI

SUBJECT

CODE SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/

WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN3201 Mineral Processing 4 4

MN3202

Environmental Management in Surface Mines 4 4

MN3203 Underground Coal Mining -II 3 3

MN3204 Surface Mining –II 3 3

MN3205 Computer Applications in Mining 3 3

*Open Electives (Humanities) 3 3

TOTAL OF THEORY 20 20

PRACTICAL

MN3401 Mineral Processing 3 2

MN3402 Environmental Management in Surface Mines 3 2

MN3403 Mining Machinery 3 2

TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 9 6

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER- VI 29 26

TOTAL FOR PART- III 51

* Open Electives

HU3208A : History of Science and Technology

HU3208B : Industrial and Organisational Psychology

HU3208C : Environment and Ecology

HU3208D : Energy Management

HU3208E : Industrial Sociology

HU3208F : Human Values

NB: Six weeks of training will be undertaken after VI semester, which will be evaluated in VII semester

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5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

PART – IV SEMESTER – VII

MN4301 Computer Application in Mine Planning 3 2

Note: ***Under graduate project will complete in VII Semester.

* Elective – 1 (From B. Tech.)

** Elective – 2 (From M.Tech.)

1. MN4102: Mine Economics

2. MN4106: Drilling & Blasting of Rock

1. MN5104: Eco-friendly Mining

2. MN5106: Geo-informatics

3. MN4107: Technology of Underground Excavation 3. MN5107: Reliability Engineering

4. MN4108: Numerical Methods in Geomechanics 4. MN5108: Safety and Rick Management in

Mines

SUBJECT

CODE SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/ WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN4103 Mining Machinery – III

3 3

MN4104 Mine Disasters 3 3

MN5103

Project Management 3 3

*Elective – 1 3 3

**Elective – 2

4 4

TOTAL OF THEORY 16 16

PRACTICAL

MN4303 Seminar / Group Discussion 3 2

MN4304 Training Report and Viva-Voce - 2

MN4331 ***UG Project 6 4

TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 12 10

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER – VII 28 26

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5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

PART – IV SEMESTER – VIII

MN4201 Underground Metalliferous Mining 3 3

MN4401 Underground Metalliferous Mining 3 2

MN5411 Rock Mechanics 3 2

Note : ***M.Tech. Project/Dissertation with 6 contact hours/4 credit in Semester – VIII.

Dissertation topic will be allotted during Semester – VIII.

*Elective – 1 (From B.Tech.)

**Elective – 2 (From M.Tech.)

1. MN4205 : Mining Induced Subsidence

Engineering

1. MN5202: Surface Mine Planning

2. MN4206 : Fundamentals of Drilling

Technology

2. MN5211: Rock Slope Engineering

3. MN4207 : Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics

Instrumentation

3. MN5221: Environmental Planning and Management

in Surface Mines

4. MN5222: Planning and Design of Mine Ventilation

Systems

SUBJECT

CODE SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/ WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN4202 Mine Legislation 4 4

MN5201 Underground Mine Planning 3 3

* Elective – 1

3 3

** Elective – 2 3 3

TOTAL OF THEORY 16 16

PRACTICAL

MN4431 ***PG Project / Dissertation 6 4

MN4432 Comprehensive Viva-Voce - 2

TOTAL OF PRATICAL 12 10

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER – VIII 28 26

TOTAL FOR PART – IV 52

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5-YEAR M.TECH. MINING ENGINEERING DUAL DEGREE

PART – V SEMESTER – IX

*Electives (From M.Tech.)

1. MN5203: Planning for Underground Mechanization

2. MN5215: Rockmass Structures

3. MN5218: Drilling Technology

4. MN5224: Global Environmental Issues

5. MN5225: Clean Coal Technology

SUBJECT

CODE

SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/

WEEK

CREDITS

THEORY

MN5101

Operations Research 3 3

*Elective – I 3 3

*Elective – II 3 3

*Elective – III

3 3

TOTAL OF THEORY 12 12

PRACTICAL

MN5301

Operations Research 3 2

MN5331 Seminar on Dissertation - 5

MN5332 Dissertation Interim Evaluation 9

5

TOTAL OF PRACTICAL 12 12

TOTAL FOR SEMESTER – IX 24 24

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5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

PART – V SEMESTER – X

SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT CONTACT

HOURS/

WEEK

CREDITS

PRACTICAL

MN5431

PG Seminar 2 1

MN5432 Dissertation (Open Defence) - 5

MN5433 Dissertation (Evaluation) - 10

TOTAL OF SEMESTER – X 2 16

TOTAL FOR PART – V 40

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5-YEAR M.TECH. (MINING ENGINEERING) DUAL DEGREE

PART – II SEMESTER – III

MN2101: MINING GEOLOGY – I ( 4 Credits)

Importance of Geology in MiningImportance of Geology in MiningImportance of Geology in MiningImportance of Geology in Mining

MineralogyMineralogyMineralogyMineralogy

Minerals – definition, formation and occurrences. Identification – physical, chemical and

optical. Classification of minerals.

Crystallography

Scope, crystal systems. Polymorphism and isomorphism.

Economic Geology

Ores and gangue – genesis, classification, distribution in India and geological occurrences.

Uses of important metallic and non-metallic minerals.

Atomic mineral resources of India – genesis and occurrence.

Structural Geology

Stratified rocks and their structures. Attitude of strata. Outcrop and incrop.

Folds – genesis, classification, identification in field, impact on landscape, mineral deposits,

mining and tunnelling.

Faults – mechanism of faulting, classification, impact of faulting on topography, significance

of faults in mining engineering and tunnelling.

Joints – definition and characteristics, classification, occurrence of joints in igneous,

sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Engineering considerations and treatments.

Prospecting and Exploration Prospecting and Exploration Prospecting and Exploration Prospecting and Exploration

Geological guides for prospecting of mineral deposits. Introduction to different methods of

prospecting for mineral deposits – geological, geophysical, geochemical, geobotanical, aerial

photography and remote sensing.

Exploratory drilling methods. Trenching and pitting. Sampling grids. Drill hole logging.

Deviation of drill holes and drill hole surveying. Directional drilling.

Reserve Estimation

Selection of methods, merits and demerits, applicability.

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MN2102: MINE SURVEYING – I ( 3 Credits)

Distance Measurement

Chains, tapes, electronic distance measurement, total station.

Levelling

Levels, reduced level, corrections for curvature and refraction, reciprocal levelling,

contouring, tacheometry.

Traversing

Triangulation and Trilateration

Theodolites, control point framework, baseline, satellite station, extension and double

extension of base. Trilateration.

Plane Table Surveying

Methods, two and three point problems, errors.

Curve Ranging

Minor Instruments

Planimeter, sextant, abney level, optical square.

Computations

Area and volume calculations.

Theory of Errors

Definitions, indices of precision and weights, correction and adjustment of measurements.

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MN2103: UNDERGROUND MINE MN2103: UNDERGROUND MINE MN2103: UNDERGROUND MINE MN2103: UNDERGROUND MINE

ENVENVENVENVIRONOMENT IRONOMENT IRONOMENT IRONOMENT –––– I I I I ( 3 Credits)

IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction

Ventilation requirements in mines, natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation.

Mine Gases Mine Gases Mine Gases Mine Gases

Composition of atmospheric air. Mine gases - occurrences, properties, physiological effects,

detection; sampling, analysis, monitoring. Methane layering, methane drainage. Radon and

its daughter products - effects and control.

Heat and HumidityHeat and HumidityHeat and HumidityHeat and Humidity

Sources, effects and control of heat and humidity in mines. Cooling power of mine air –

psychrometry, Kata thermometer, effective temperature. Air conditioning. Spot coolers.

Airflow in Mine Workings

Reynold’s number, laminar and turbulent flow. Square law of mine ventilation. Frictional and

shock losses. Equivalent orifice. Resistance in series and parallel. Ventilation control

devices. Splitting of air current. Ventilation network analysis – conventional method and

scope for computer application.

Airborne Respirable Dust

Definition – generation, physiological effects, sampling, measurement and control measures.

Mine Illumination

Flame safety lamp – construction, maintenance, gas testing. Cap lamps. Lamp room layout

and organization. Underground lighting from mains. Illumination standards. Photometry.

Illumination survey.

Miners’ Diseases

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MN2104: MINING MACHINERY – I ( 3 Credits)

Transmission of Power

Belt, rope, chain, gear, hydraulic and electro-hydraulic transmission.

Compressed Air

Comparison with other sources of power. Air compressors – types, construction, installation

and maintenance. Compressed air transmission and distribution, compressed air drills,

pneumatic picks, air motors and other compressed air equipment.

Wire Ropes

Types, construction and uses. Rope deterioration and maintenance. Capping and splicing of

rope.

Haulage

Rope haulages. Track, mine tubs and cars. Safety appliances on haulage roads. Locomotive

haulage. Mono rail.

Statutory Provisions

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MN2105: MINE DEVELOPMENT ( 4 Credits)

Introduction to Surface and Underground Mining Terms

Definition of common mining terms. Overview of unit operations in surface and underground

mines.

Explosives

Types of explosives and blasting agents. Detonators, fuses, delays and other accessories.

Stemming materials. Testing of explosives. Storage and transport of explosives. Causes of

accidents and safety precautions. Substitute of explosives.

Types of Support

Prop, bar, cog, friction and hydraulic prop, girder.

Mine Entries

Choice, location and size of mine entries. Shafts, inclines and adits – merits and demerits,

applicability. Cross-measure drifts and laterals.

Sinking

Conventional methods of shaft sinking. Drilling, blasting, loading and hoisting of muck.

Lining, ventilation, drainage and lighting. Sinking through loose, fractured, flowing and

water bearing ground. Widening and deepening of shafts. Shaft boring.

Primary and Secondary Development Drivages in Underground Mines

Drivage of drifts and main development headings. Conventional methods. Drilling, blasting,

loading and transport of muck. Support, ventilation, drainage and lighting. Special methods

through loose, fractured, flowing and water bearing ground. High speed drivages.

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EC2108A : ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION ( 3 Credits)

Semi-conductor diode characteristics, load line, half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, filters.

Power supply, regulators (723, 78XX, 79XX).

Amplifying devices (Vacuum tube, BJT, FET), their characteristics with LF equivalent

circuit.

Single stage and multistage RC-coupled amplifiers (including types of coupling), calculations

of voltage gain, impedances, frequency response, and feedback.

High input impedance circuit.

Oscillators (RC, LC, distributed X-tal.) criterion and one practical circuit.

Op-Amp and its applications, filters, VCO and PLL.

Timer and applications to systems.

Logic gates and basic logic circuits (SSI, MSI and basic system ICs).

Transducers, load cell, strain gauge, LVDT, optical shaft encoder, display devices, AID and

D/A converters.

CRO and multimeters (A&D) (lntersil's A/D for instrumentation).

A typical instrumentation system.

Introduction to microprocessors and their basic peripherals.

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PART – II SEMESTER – IV

MN2201: MINING GEOLOGY – II ( 3 Credits)

Geological Time Scale

Petrology

Definition and scope, main classes of rocks forming minerals.

Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks – origin, characteristics, classification, uses and

mining importance. Significance of texture and structure of rocks on geomechanical

properties of rock mass.

Stratigraphy

Definition and scope. Stratigraphic correlation. Standard stratigraphic scale.

Fossils – conditions, mode of preservation and uses.

Major geological formations of India – Dharwar, Cuddapah, Vindhyan, Gondwana, Tertiary

& Quaternary systems and their economic significance.

Fuel Geology

Coal and lignite - origin, occurrences, petrography. Structural features of coal-seam. Grades

of coal. Occurrences in India.

Petroleum and natural gas – formation of gas and oil basins, traps and reservoirs, occurrences

in India. Coal bed methane.

Geo-hydrology

Sources of water in mines. Classification of rocks based on porosity and permeability. Water

table and types of ground water. Geological controls on ground water movement in mines.

Environmental Geology

Geological hazards and their management. Weathering of ore and overburden –

environmental complications.

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MN2202: ROCK MECHANICS MN2202: ROCK MECHANICS MN2202: ROCK MECHANICS MN2202: ROCK MECHANICS ( 4 Credits)

Status of Rock Mechanics

Role and status of rock mechanics in mining and civil engineering.

Stress and Strains

Stresses in two and three dimensions. Stress tensors. Principal stresses. Stress invariants.

Displacements and strains. Mohr’s circle.

Stress-strain relationships. Effect of temperature and pressure on stress and strain

relationships. Equilibrium and compatibility equations.

Rockmass Classification Systems

Q-system, RMR, Modified RMR and their applications.

Physico-Mechanical Properties of Rocks

Specific gravity, hardness, porosity, moisture content, permeability, thermal conductivity.

Compressive, tensile and shear strengths. Modulus of elasticity. Poisson’s ratio and triaxial

strength.

Swell index, slake durability, point load index, Protodyakonov index.

Determination of in-situ strength.

Determination of In-situ Stresses

Methods of measurement – hydrofracturing and stress-relief.

Rheological Models and Time Dependent Properties of Rocks

Theories of Rock Failure

Griffith, Mohr-Coulomb, Hoek and Brown. Types of rock fractures.

Post-failure Behaviour.

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MN2203: MINING MACHINERY – II ( 3 Credits)

Surface and Underground Layout

Pit top and pit bottom circuits. Surface structures. Surface handling systems – coal and ore

handling plants. Storage bunkers. Railway siding. Pit bottom layouts.

Winding

Drum and friction winding, headgears, headgear pulleys, cages and skips, suspension gear,

keps and guides. Steam and electric winders, safety devices in winders, duty cycle.

Automatic winding. Multilevel winding.

Trackless Haulage

Types of conveyors and their sequence control. High angle conveyor. Free steered vehicles -

shuttle cars, LHD, SDL and low profile dump trucks (LPDT).

Aerial Ropeways

Types, construction and installation. Loading, unloading and angle stations,

Man-riding Systems

Statutory Provisions

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AM2208A : NUMERICAL METHODS ( 3 Credits)

Absolute, relative, round-off, truncation errors, significant digits. Estimation of errors.

Tabulaton of a function. Interpolation- ordinary differences, operators E and D,

subtabulation, divided differences; Lagrange’s formula; central differences, formulae of

Gauss, Bessel, Everett. Method of ordinary least squares; cubics, splines. Inverse

interpolation. Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations - graphical method, Iterative

methods, Newton-Raphson Method; multiple roots. Solution of systems of linear equations -

method of elimination, method of relaxation, iterative methods, ill-conditioned systems.

Computing the inverse matrix. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, matrix decomposition.

Numerical differentiation. A Numerical integration - finite-difference methods; Gaussian

quadrature, Euler-Maclaurin series, asymptotic expansions. Newton-Cotes formula numerical

solution of ordinary differential equations: Series solution, methods of Mine, Adams-

Bashforth, Mine-Simpson multistep and Runge-Kutta methods. Difference equations;

numerical solution, relaxation method. Solution of partial differential equations by difference

methods. Numerical solution of elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic partial differential

equations.

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EE2208A : ELECTICAL ENGINEERING – I ( 3 Credits)

Electrical Circuits

Network element – voltage and current sources, Kirchhoff's voltage and current law, loop and

nodal analysis. Superposition theorem. Thevenin's theorem. Norton's theorem. Maximum

power transfer theorem. Sinusoidal steady state analysis – R L and C elements, power and

power factor, phasor diagram, resonance, mutual inductance and coefficient of coupling.

Three-phase circuits- line and phase relationship, power measurement.

Electrical Machines

Transformer – principle of working, EMF equation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation and

efficiency, open-circuit and short-circuit tests, autotransformer. DC machines –

constructional features. DC Generators- no load magnetization and external characteristics. D

C motors – starting, speed-torque characteristics, speed control, applications. Induction

machines – principle of operation, constructional details, torque-slip characteristics, starting

and speed control. Synchronous Machines – Constructional features. Alternators – voltage

regulation and its determination by synchronous impedance method. Synchronous motor -

starting, V and inverted-V curves, applications.

Distribution of Electrical Power

Tariff calculation. House and factory wiring.

Introduction to Electrical Measurements

Indicating instruments, voltmeter, ammeter, wattmeter and energy meter.

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PART – III SEMESTER – V

MN3101: GROUND CONTROL ( 3 Credits)

Design of Mine Opening

Stress distribution around narrow and wide openings. Extent of failure around mine openings.

Determination of size of opening and extent of failure.

Design of Pillars

Determination of shape and size of pillars in coal and hard rock mines, barrier pillars.

Rock Supports

Design of support systems in tunnels, shafts, headings, junctions, depillaring areas, gates,

longwall faces and stopes. Rock bolting. Cable bolting. Shotcreting. Roof stitching.

Mechanics of strata control by stowing.

Caving

Mechanics of caving. Caveability of rocks. Induced caving.

Subsidence

Theories of subsidence. Factors affecting subsidence. Sub-critical, critical and super-critical

widths of extraction. Subsidence prediction and control. Design of shaft pillar.

Slopes

Types of slope failure. Analysis of slope failure. Factors affecting slope stability. Drainage

and reinforcement of slopes. Monitoring of slopes. Stability of waste dump.

Rock Bursts

Rock bursts and bumps – mechanism, prediction and control.

Load and Deformation Monitoring

Visual monitoring, instrumental monitoring – load cells, convergence recorders.

Load and Deformation Monitoring

Visual monitoring, instrumental monitoring – load cells, convergence recorder.

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MN3102: UNDERGROUND MINE ENVIRONMENT – II ( 3 Credits)

Main Mechanical Ventilation

Centrifugal and axial flow fans – construction, pressure development, characteristic curves,

series and parallel operations, installation and testing. Forcing and exhaust ventilation. Fan

drift, evasee, diffuser. Reversal of airflow.

Auxiliary and Booster Ventilation

Distinction between auxiliary and booster ventilation. Booster fans and installation. Auxiliary

ventilation by brattice. Auxiliary fans and installation. Risk of uncontrolled recirculation.

Controlled recirculation – concept, schemes for controlled recirculation in long heading and

working district.

Ventilation Planning

Classification of ventilation systems – central & boundary, homotropal & antitropal,

ascending & descending, U, V & W ventilation. Desirable features of ventilation planning.

Short term and long term ventilation planning. Ventilation layout for mining coal and ore

deposits. Calculation of air quantity and pressure requirements. Fan selection.

Ventilation Survey

Purpose, instrumentation, procedure and data tabulation for air quantity and pressure survey.

Determination of fan and mine characteristic. Ventilation Plans.

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MN3103: MINE SURVEYING – II ( 3 Credits)

Mine Plans and Sections

Mining plans and sections. Statutory requirements, conventional signs, limits of accuracy.

Underground Traversing

Traversing through roadways and drifts.

Surface and Underground Correlation

Orientation of underground net through adits, inclines and shafts. Depth of shaft. Magnetic

and gyroscopic orientation.

Stope Surveying

Tape triangulation. Traversing. Radiation. Auxiliary telescope. Hanging compass.

Photogrammetry

Terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry. Flight planning. Applications in mine surveying.

Global Positioning System

Theory and applications in mine surveying.

Subsidence Surveying

Construction and layout of subsidence monitoring stations. Subsidence measurements.

Borehole Surveying

Laser

Types, characteristics and mining applications of Laser.

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MN3104: UNDERGROUND COAL MINING – I ( 4 Credits)

Coal and coal measure rocks. Classification of mining methods. Division of mine area into

panels on district and level patterns.

Factors influencing the choice of mining method.

Bord and Pillar Method

Size of headings, pillars and panels.

Development of panels by drivage of group of headings to strike, dip and rise with V,

diagonal and straight fronts. Cycle of operations, work-organisation and scheduling for

drivage of heading groups by conventional and continuous methods.

Depillaring of panels with V, straight and diagonal fronts. Conventional and mechanized

depillaring schemes with emphasis on coal, water, air routes and supports.

Simultaneous development and depillaring, partial extraction, room and pillar methods.

Longwall Method

Classification of longwalls, advancing and retreating methods, working in districts and levels

(central and boundary ventilation) size of panel, development of panel with single and

multiple heading gate roads, various orientations of longwall face, single and double unit

longwalls.

Extraction of longwall panels with conventional and fully mechanized methods, length of

face, daily advance, cycle of operations, organisation, scheduling and layouts with special

reference to coal, water and air routes. Bleeder ventilation scheme.

Gate, goaf and face area support in conventional and fully mechanised longwalls.

Room and Pillar Method

Shortwall Method

Stowing

Applicability conditions, classification and description of various methods of goaf stowing.

Surface and underground arrangements and precautions with stowing, full bore stowing and

problems associated with stowing at surface and below ground.

Comparison of Various Mining Methods

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MN3105: SURFACE MINING – I ( 3 Credits)

Classification and Basic Parameters

General information and classification of surface mining methods – associated terms,

determination of major dimensions and main parameters. Annual production and life of mine.

Surface mining methods – Scope, applicability and limitations.

Opening of Deposits

Opening of deposits and formation of benches – trenching, non-trenching and underground

methods and their combinations. Width & slope of entry trenches. Driving of opening and

entry trenches.

Overburden Removal

Systems for removal and disposal of overburden – overcastting haulage and combination

methods with scope and limitations. Design of waste dumps.

Basic Layouts

Layout planning for horizontal, inclined and steep deposits. Factors influencing the choice of

layouts. Design of benches.

Special Mining Situations

Quarrying of dimensional stones, hydraulicking, dredging of placers and deep-sea mining.

Mining over old underground workings.

Ultimate Pit Design

Global and Indian Status of Surface Mining

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EE3108A : ELECTICAL ENGINEERING – II ( 3 Credits)

Electric Drives

Advantages and disadvantages, factors affecting the selection, direct and indirect drives. DC,

induction and synchronous motors – principle, starting, speed control and braking. Rating of

machines and duty cycle, cooling curve. Speed-time relationships, time-revolution required to

reach a particular speed or to stop. Load equalization. Selection of drives to meet specific

requirement in mines and mineral treatment plants.

Electric Power Distribution

Types of distributors, AC & DC distribution, feeders, design.

Voltage Regulation of Lines

Short lines, medium lines, ABCD constant, over-head line insulator. Mechanical design of

lines.

Underground Cable

Types, grading, heating, rating and laying in.

Neutral grounding – methods and grounding practices. Opencast and underground mine

electrical system installation in hazardous atmospheres. Flameproof enclosures. Intrinsically

safe circuits.

Instrumentation

Transducers, measurement of displacement, temperature, pressure, stress, strain and

acceleration.

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PART – III SEMESTER – VI

MN3201: MINERAL PROCESSING ( 4 Credits)

Introduction

Scope, objectives and limitations of mineral processing.

Liberation and Comminution

Concept and importance of liberation and its measurement. Theories of Comminution.

Crushing and grinding equipment, their fields of application and limitations. Comminution

circuits.

Sizing and Classification

Laboratory sizing techniques. Industrial screens – selection and performance. Laws of

settling of solids in fluid. Types of classifiers, their selection and performance. Interpretation

of sizing data.

Concentration Methods

Principles, equipment and circuits for various concentration processes such as gravity

concentration, dense media separation, magnetic separation, high tension separation,

flotation. Applications and limitations of each method.

Solid-Liquid Separation

Principles, techniques and application of dewatering units such as filters and thickeners.

Plant Practices

Location, layouts and selection of equipment for mineral processing plants. Processing flow

sheets for coal and important ores. Associated environmental problems and their controls.

Metallurgical accounting and control. Developments and research trends in mineral

processing.

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MN3202: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN SURFACE MINES (4 Credits)

Environmental Issues

Air Pollution

Sources, characterization, ill effects, measurement, monitoring, standards, mitigating

measures.

Water Pollution

Sources, ill effects, water quality parameters – physico-chemical, biological and

bacteriological. Water quality criteria, standards, monitoring and mitigating measures. Heavy

metal pollution and its abatement. Ground water pollution – detection and management. Acid

mine drainage.

Noise Pollution

Basics of acoustics. Sound power, intensity and pressure levels. Noise indices, effects,

standards, instrumentation, monitoring and control.

Biological Land Reclamation

Environmental factors affecting revegetation – climatic, physical and chemical factors.

Analysis and evaluation of site and soil. Plant species selection. Methods of vegetation

establishment. Vegetation survey.

Socio-economic Rehabilitation

Environmental Impact Assessment

Methods of EIA and their applicability.

Environmental Management Plan

Structure and preparation of EMP.

Environmental Laws

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MN3203: UNDERGROUND COAL MINING – II ( 3 Credits)

Global and Indian Status

Global and Indian status of different underground coal mining methods and scenario of coal

production in India.

Mining Under Difficult Geological Situations

Wining of contiguous, steeply inclined and thick seams – slicing methods, sublevel caving,

integral sublevel caving, blasting gallery method and wide-stall method. Winning of thin

seams – methods, equipment and associated problems. Situations of stress concentrations

during winning of seams. Stress relaxations. Winning of seams prone to gas outbursts.

Winning of fractured and crushed seams.

Hydraulic Mining

Concept, hydro-monitors, coal flumes and pipes, hydraulic elevators and pumps, coal sumps.

Layout of working on district and level systems.

In-situ Gassification

Concept, chemistry, and applicability. Methods using underground excavations – vertical and

directional drilling boreholes from surface. Linkages and innovations.

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MN3204: SURFACAE MINING – II ( 3 Credits)

An overview of unit operations in surface mining.

Drilling

Classification of drilling equipment, construction and design considerations, criteria for

selection and performance of drilling equipment, drillability, mechanics of drilling.

Blasting

Selection of explosives, primary blast round design considerations and calculations, multi-

row blasting, inclined hole blasting, initiation systems, secondary blasting, monitoring and

assessment, blast nuisances (vibration, airblast, flyrock), blast casting.

Excavation and Loading

Classification of excavation and loading equipment. Front end loaders. Backhoe. Power

shovel. Dragline and its balancing diagram. Bucket Wheel Excavator. Bucket Chain

Excavator. Surface Miners. Criteria for selection and performance of excavating and loading

equipment.

Transport

Classification, choice and performance of various transport systems. Dumpers, rail transport,

belt conveyers, in-pit crushing and conveying, high angle conveying. Optimization of shovel-

dumper combination, computerised truck despatch. Auto truck control. Haul road design.

Storage

Stockpiling and blending. Spreaders. Reclaimers.

Lighting

Requirements, types and layouts.

Drainage

Sources of water, assessment of drainage requirements, sump design and drainage patterns.

Reclamation

Methods of reclamation of mined out areas, dumps and tailings pond.

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MN3205: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MINING ( 3 Credits)

Introduction to Software Packages Applicable to Mining

Development of Algorithms

Slope stability. Open pit configuration.

Pillar design.

Design of mine ventilation system.

Optimisation of cycle of operations.

Blast design.

Simplex technique for mining.

Rock reinforcement design.

Modelling of mining pollution phenomena.

Management information systems.

Development of Programs

Simple computer programs based on the above algorithms.

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PART – IV SEMESTER – VII

MN4103: MINING MACHINERY – III ( 3 Credits)

Mine Pumps

Types, construction and characteristics. Pipes. design, installation and maintenance of

pumping systems. Series and parallel operations of pumps. Borehole and submersible pumps.

Slurry pumps. Airlift pumps. Automatic pump control

Rock Drivage Machines

Roadheaders. Tunnel Boring Machines. Raise climbers. Raise and shaft boring machines,

Rock bolting machines.

Underground Face Machinery

Basic principles of drilling, ripping, cutting and ploughing. Drills. Coal cutting machines.

Gate end box. Continuous miners. Loaders, shearers, ploughs and powered supports.

Machinery Maintenance

Planned, preventive and predictive maintenance. Routine and remote condition monitoring.

Effect on availability and utilisation of equipment.

Automation and Remote Control of Mining

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MN4104: MINE DISASTERS ( 3 Credits)

Spontaneous Combustion

Mechanism, causes, susceptibility indices, detection, preventive measures and control.

Incubation period and its determination.

Mine Fires

Classification of fires, causes, detection, preventive measures. Dealing with underground and

surface fires. Fire fighting – direct methods, sealing off and inertisation.

Explosions

Mechanism, causes, characteristics, preventive and control measures of firedamp and coal

dust explosions. Investigation after explosion.

Reopening of Sealed-off Area

Monitoring of atmosphere behind sealed-off area. Precautions to be taken before reopening.

Methods of reopening.

Inundation

Causes and preventive measures. Precautions to be taken while approaching old water-logged

workings and while working under water bodies. Safety boring apparatus. Dewatering

procedure. Design and construction of water dams and barriers.

Rescue and Recovery

Common rescue equipment – constructional features, functions and uses. Rescue station and

rescue room. Fresh air base and its advancing. Rescue rules.

Enquiry Report Preparation

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MN5103: PROJECT MANAGEMENT ( 3 Credits)

Financial Analysis

Mining costs. Break Even Analysis. Net Present Value (NPV). Internal Rate of Return

(IRR). Incorporating risk in the NPV calculation. Sensitivity analysis. Preparation of

balance sheets.

Personnel Management

Requirement schedule. Qualifications, experience. Press advertisement. Processing of

applications. Tests, selection and appointment. Induction and training programmes.

Work Study

Time and motion study.

Inventory Planning and Management

Purchasing and Tendering

Purchase procedures in public sector. Preparation of tender documents.

Project Monitoring

Monitoring techniques. Management Information Systems (MIS).

Industrial Disputes

Types and causes of industrial disputes. Settlement of industrial disputes.

Mine Closure Planning

Issues in mine closure planning. Different mine closure operations. Role of regulatory

authorities and mine operator in mine closure. Post-mining site rehabilitation programme.

Quality Management

Concepts, practices and trends.

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MN4102: MINE ECONOMICS ( 3 Credits)

Mineral Economics

Special features of mineral and mining industry, statistics of important and strategic minerals

of India. Grading and pricing of coal, limestone, bauxite and iron ore. Pricing of metals,

concentrates and ores. Conservation of minerals. National mineral policy. Global mineral

marketing.

Sampling and Estimation of Reserves

Methods of sampling during exploration, mining and dispatch. Records and analysis of core

sampling data. Tenor, grade and specification. Classification of reserves. Estimation of

reserves. Applications of geostatistics.

Economic Evaluation

Break-even analysis. Economic appraisal of capital investments by NPV and IRR methods.

Comparison of investment alternatives. Feasibility studies. Critical variables, price

forecasting and sensitivity analysis.

Organisational and Financial Management

Forms of business organizations. Sources of finance. Winding up of companies. Wage

systems and incentives. Cost accounting and budgetary control.

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MN 4106: DRILLING AND BLASTING OF ROCKS ( 3 Credits)

Drilling of Rocks in Underground and Surface Mines

Principles of rock drilling. Classification of drilling system. Rock drilling methods,

parameters affecting the choice of drilling system, long hole drilling, ring drilling and rotary

drilling methods for underground mines. Drilling bits.

Blasting in Underground Mines

Explosives. Initiation systems and accessories for blasting in the underground mines. Blasting

off the solid. Blasting of cut faces. Mass-blasting system for heavy blasting in hard rock

mines.

Blasting in Surface Mines

Principles of blast round design for single and multi-row. Blast round design in surface

mines. Bulk explosives Initiation systems and accessories.

Evaluation Methods, Nuisances and Mitigation

Evaluation of drilling and blasting methods for underground and surface mines by use of

state-of-art techniques and gadgets. Blasting nuisances and their mitigation for underground

and surface mines.

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MN4107: TECHNOLOGY OF UNDERGROUND EXCAVATION ( 3 Credits)

Tunnelling

Drilling and blasting, mucking, transportation support, ventilation and illumination.

Tunnel boring machines – factors influencing its performance, choice of TBMs,

types of TBMs.

Design and Construction of Large Underground Excavations

Shape, dimensions, structural behaviour, methods and sequence of excavations.

Power stations.

Storage caverns.

Metro and large diameter trenches for communication.

Nuclear waste repositories and excavations for defence purposes

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MN4108: NUMERICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS ( 3 Credits)

Finite Difference Method

Concept, formation of mesh, finite difference patterns, solutions. Application in mining

problems.

Finite Element Method

Concept, discretization into elements, element types, element stiffness, assemblage and

solution. Simulation based on FEM.

Boundary Element Method

Concept, discretization, solution for isotropic and infinite media.

Application to Mining Engineering Problems.

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MN5104: ECO-FRIENDLY MINING ( 3 Credits)

Overview

Basic concept of eco-friendly mining. Selection of eco-friendly equipment and exploitation

operations.

Environmental Parameters

Water quality – physical, chemical, biological, criteria and standards. Classification and

chemistry of major air pollutants. Soil chemistry – nature and importance of soil, soil

properties, soil amendments.

Waste Management

Waste water management – sources characteristics, techniques of treatment. Acid mine

drainage – occurrence, effects and treatment techniques. Solid waste management for mine

spoils.

Mine Closure

Principles, planning, financial provisions, implementation, standards for closure criteria,

systems approach for mine closure and development of closure plan.

Environmental Policies and Laws

Legal provisions for environmental protection – various acts, rules and regulations.

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MN5106: GEO-INFORMATICS ( 3 Credits)

Introduction to Geo-informatics and its Application to Mining Engineering.

Principles of Geo-informatics

Basic concepts. Management information systems (MIS) and expert systems in mining. Role

of geo-informatics in micro-mechanics, fractal analysis and damage mechanics. Micro-

Instrumentation.

Geological Discontinuities

Geological discontinuities and presentation of data.

Remote Sensing

Basic concepts, sensors, remote sensing system, objects and image and its applications.

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Components, capabilities and applications.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Concepts, principles and applications.

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MN5107: RELIABILITY ENGINEERING ( 3 Credits)

Basic Concepts of Reliability

Reliability and quality. Failures and failure modes. Causes of failure and unreliability.

Maintainability and availability.

Design for Reliability

Mathematical model and numerical evaluation. Designing for higher reliability. Redundancy

techniques. Equipment hierarchy. Reliability and cost.

Component Reliability and Hazard Models

Component reliability from test data. Mean time to failure. Time dependent hazard models –

field data curves, constant hazard, linear hazard, non-linear hazard, gamma and other models.

Reliability Assessment Approaches

Capability and variability of performance. Required performance. Overall reliability

functions.

Equipment Reliability Analysis

Failure rate data, sources of failure rate data, classification of failure rate data, failure rate and

time calculation. Analysis of mining equipment reliability.

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MN5108: SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN MINES ( 3 Credits)

Source of risk and hazard in mines.

Accident analysis and control.

Cost of accident.

System engineering approach to risk and safety.

Hazard identification techniques,

Risk assessment process. Risk reduction.

Safety audits and control.

Human behavioural approach in safety.

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PART – IV SEMESTER – VIII

MN4201: UNDERGROUND METALLIFEROUS MINING ( 3 Credits)

Status of Metalliferous Mining Industry in India

Development

Opening of deposits – shafts (vertical and inclined), declines and adits. Cross-cuts. Division

of orebody into levels and blocks. Level interval.

Driving of raises – conventional and raise boring machines methods.

Stoping Methods

Classification. Room and Pillar method. Sublevel stoping. VCR method. Shrinkage stoping –

conventional and VCR. Cut and fill stoping and its variation. Sublevel caving. Block caving

– spontaneous and induced. Dilution and recovery. Productivity. Unit supports and mass

support systems. Selection of stoping methods.

Special Mining Situations

Special problems in deep mines. Solution mining. Leaching methods. Bacterial leaching.

Sea-bed Mining.

Orebody and Host rock

Salient features, dilutions, type of dilutions, methods of dilution assessment, computation of

net smelter returns of mine, economic considerations for selection of stoping methods.

Pillar Recovery Methods

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MN4202: MINE LEGISLATIONS MN4202: MINE LEGISLATIONS MN4202: MINE LEGISLATIONS MN4202: MINE LEGISLATIONS ( 4 Credits)

Development of Mining Legislations in India.

Provisions of Mines Act and Mines rules.

Coal Mines Regulations and Metalliferous Mines Regulations.

General provisions of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act.

Mineral Concession Rules.

Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act.

Workmen’s Compensations Act and Industrial Disputes Act.

Relevant provisions of Indian Electricity Rules, Indian Explosives Acts and Rules.

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MN5201: UNDERGROUND MINE PLANNING ( 3 Credits)

Mining Industry in India – An Overview

Characteristics of Planning Process

Scope of mining activities. Stages of mine planning.

Feasibility and Project Reports

Contents, preparation and evaluation. Preparation of mine plan and mine environmental plan.

Capacity of a Mine

Delineation of mining area. Annual output and life of the mine.

Mine Entries

Opening of single and multiple seams/veins at various inclinations – Type (shaft, incline or

adit), number, location and design.

Division of Mining Area

Division of the mining area into working units on district and level pattern. Dimensions of

panels and blocks.

Production Planning and Scheduling

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MN4205: MINING INDUCED SUBSIDENCE ENGINEERING ( 3 Credits)

Causes – Effect of depth, width of excavation, seam thickness and angle of draw.

Types of subsidence – non-effective width, sub-critical, super-critical width.

Theories of subsidence, sub-surface subsidence due to mining.

Rock kinematics, Extent of movement in the overlying beds.

Special Methods of Mining to control subsidence.

Prediction and nomograms of subsidence.

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MN4206: FUNDAMENTALS OF DRILLING TECHNOLOGY ( 3 Credits)

Drilling Methods

Classification, factors affecting drilling of rock – thrust, rotation, flushing, feed, rock type,

alignment and deviation, flushing and suction drilling. Drillability of rocks. Basis for

choice of methods - diameter, depth, and rock types. Ergonomics of drilling.

Principles of Drilling

Drilling mechanics, factors affecting rock drilling, alignment and deviation.

Exploratory Drilling

Diamond drilling – types, rocks, barrels, bits and wire line system.

Production Drilling

Percussive drilling – mechanism, types and methods. Constructional features, specifications,

merits and limitations of various types of percussive drills machines.

Rotary blast hole drilling – classification, characteristics, performance and applications of

rotary cutting and rotary crushing drilling techniques.

Miscellaneous Drilling Techniques

Water-jet assisted drilling, fire jet drill, drilling for coal field degassification and horizontal

and directional drilling.

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MN4207: FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCK MECHANICS INSTRUMENTATION

( 3 Credits)

Basic Concepts

Sensitivity, range, reproducibility and accuracy, drift, absolute and relative measurements,

error, environmental factors and planning for instrumentation.

Operating Principles

Mechanical, pneumatic, optical, vibrating wire, piezoelectric, electrical and thermal.

Field Instruments

Load cells, MPBX, tape extensor meters, convergence recorders.

Laboratory Instruments

Load, stress, deformation, strain measuring instruments.

Applications in Mining

Coal mining – bord and pillar development, depillaring and Longwall.

Metal mining applications

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MN5202: SURFACE MINE PLANNING ( 3 Credits)

Technical and Economic Consideration

Technical and economic considerations in opening up, bench formation and ultimate pit

configurations.

Layout Planning

Systems of overburden removal and planning of layouts for stipulated production.

Surface Mining Equipment and Operational Planning

Overview of surface mining equipment and practices. Optimization of load-haul units. Haul

road design. Computerized truck dispatch systems.

Blast Design for Fragmentation and Casting

Recent Advances in Drilling, Blasting, Loading and Transport Operations

Drainage Planning and Arrangement

Reclamation Planning

Planning for reclamation of mined out areas, open pits, waste dumps and tailings pond.

Computer Applications in Surface Mine Planning.

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MN5211: ROCK SLOPE ENGINEERING ( 3 Credits)

Role of Slope Stability in Economic Design and Operation of Open Pit Mines

Types and Mechanics of Slope Failure

Types of slope failure, falls, slides and flows. Mechanics of slope failure – plane, wedge,

circular, toppling, buckling, Prandtl type, block and key block failures.

Factors Affecting Slope Stability

Geological factors, slope geometry, ground water, equipment loading, dynamic loading and

effect of time.

Slope Stability Analysis

Methods of slope stability analysis. Safety factor. Deterministic and probabilistic approaches.

Physical, analytical and numerical analyses of rock and soil slopes.

Field instrumentation and monitoring. Conventional and GPS monitoring. Stabilisation and

strengthening of slopes.

Design of Waste Dumps and Tailings Dams

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MN5221: ENVIRONMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IN

SURFACE MINES ( 3 Credits)

Overview

History of environmental problems in mines and present environmental scenario. Techno-

economics of environmental management.

Environmental Parameters and Standards

Baseline data. Impact of mining activities on environmental parameters. Mitigating measures,

monitoring and control. National and international standards and regulations. ISO principles

and series.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Framework for EIA, EIA methodologies and their applicability. Uncertainties in EIA.

Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

Legislative requirements of EMP.

Preparation and appraisal of EMP report.

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MN5222: PLANNING AND DESIGN OF MINE VENTILATION SYSTEMS

( 3 Credits)

Ventilation Requirements in Mines

Various systems of mine ventilation. Short-term and long-term ventilation planning.

Ventilation Network Analysis

Computation of volume flow using equivalent resistance and direct analysis methods.

Application of Kirchhoff's laws to solve ventilation network. Linear graph theory – formation

of meshes, Hardy-Cross iteration method, convergence of network analysis algorithm.

Concept of compressibility of air in mine ventilation.

Heat Transfer

Heat transfer in mine airways due to conduction, convection and radiation, heat transfer at

wet surfaces, sources of heat in longwall working panels and computation of heat load in

mines.

Design of auxiliary ventilation system for long heading and longwall panel.

Recirculation of Mine Air

Concept of controlled recirculation, design of controlled recirculation system for long

heading and working panel. Application of tracer gas in mine ventilation system study –

concept, desirable properties, estimation of air quantity using tracer gas technique,

application in leakage and recirculation study.

Design of Methane Drainage Systems

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PART – V SEMESTER – IX

MN5101: OPERATIONS RESEARCH ( 3 Credits)

Introduction to Operation Research

Basic concepts.

Linear Programming

Simplex methods, dual problem and post optimality analysis.

Dynamic Programming

Concept, recursive equation approach, computational procedure, forward and backward

computations and problems of dimensionality.

Network Analysis

Network representation, critical path calculations, probability and cost considerations in

project scheduling, construction of time chart and resource leveling.

Inventory Models

Definition, deterministic and probabilistic models.

Queuing Theory

Basic concepts, axiomatic derivation of the arrivals and departures, distribution for Poisson

queues, Poisson queuing models, non-Poisson queuing models, queuing models with

priorities for service.

Non-linear Programming

Unconstrained external problems, constrained external problems, programming – separable,

quadratic, stochastic and geometric.

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MN5203: PLANNING FOR UNDERGROUND MECHANISATION ( 3 Credits)

Overview of Mechanization

Need for mechanization of mines. Social and organizational aspects and desired level of

mechanization in India.

High Speed Underground Development

Shaft sinking, drifting and boring machines, raise boring machines, road headers and tunnel

boring machines.

Bord and Pillar Mining

Continuous miners, loaders and shuttle cars, LHDs and SDLs. Roof bolting machines.

Powered Support Longwall Faces

Types of equipment, installation, operation and salvaging. High speed development of gates.

Mechanization in Different Stoping Methods

Transport Planning

Application of different transport systems.

Maintenance Planning

Planned, preventive and predictive maintenance. Condition monitoring of equipment.

Other Aspects of Mechanization

Techno-economic indices of mechanized systems. Equipment availability, utilization and

reliability.

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MN5215: ROCK MASS STRUCTURES ( 3 Credits)

Syngenetic and Epigenetic Structures.

Syngenetic structures in rocks – origin, types, effects on strength, suitability as building

stones and sites for engineering projects.

Epigenetic structures – origin, types, characterization and significance for engineering

projects.

Rock Mass Classification

Concept and analysis of rock mass fabrics. Rock mass deformation and discontinuities.

Site Characterization

Scale dependence of properties, description and characteristics of discontinuities.

Intact Rock

Application of linear elastic fracture mechanics, stresses and strains in rocks, failure criteria,

failure modes and post failure behaviour.

Fractured Media

Detection, mapping and representation of the discontinuity system, effect of large fractures,

uncertainty in fractured rock models and graphical techniques of recording discontinuities.

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MN5218: DRILLING TECHNOLOGY ( 3 Credits)

Drilling Methods

Classification, factors affecting drilling of rock – thrust, rotation, flushing, feed, rock type,

alignment and deviation. Flushing with air-water. Suction drilling. Basis for the choice of

method – diameter, depth and rock type. Drillability of rocks. Ergonomics of drilling.

Drilling Principles

Mechanics of percussive and rotary drilling.

Exploratory Drilling

Diamond drilling – types, rods, barrels and bits. Overburden blast hole drilling. Rotary blast

hole drilling – components of drilling rigs, roller bits, rigs and rock compatibility.

Production Drilling

Percussive drilling – drill design, variants, wave theory, classes of drills mounting, bit types,

stems, complete failures and life.

Down-the-hole drilling – hammers, high air pressure drill string, rigs, hydraulic and

pneumatic rotary heads, drilling technique.

Rotary Mining Drills

Classification, advantage, limitations and constructional features of rotary cutting and rotary

crushing drill rigs.

Specialized Drilling Techniques for Mining, Petroleum and Construction Industry

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MN5224: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ( 3 Credits)

Environmental Issues

Sustainable development. Greenhouse effect. Bio-diversity. Global warming and climatic

changes. Acid rain. Sea-level changes. Ozone hole. Radio nucleides. Oil spillage in oceans.

Environmental Protection Strategies

Conservation of natural resources.

Physical and financial incentives and disincentives.

Carbon tax.

Protection of ancient monuments.

Recommendations of international summits and their implications on mining activities.

Standards and Legislation

National and international standards for various environmental parameters.

Indian legislation on environment.

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MN5225: CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY ( 3 Credits)

Coal Utilization

Coal production and utilization trends. Status of coal utilization technology and related

operating and environmental problems. Coal qualities and their effect on selection of

efficient methods for eco-friendly utilization of coal.

Pre-Combustion Technology

Necessity, scope and limitations of pre-combustion coal cleaning technology. Washability

characteristics and preparation problems related to coal quality. Principles, operations and

selection of processes for coal preparation. Plant performance evaluation and forecasting of

cleaning results. Environmental problems and related mitigating measures.

Combustion and Post-Combustion Technology

Necessity, scope and limitations of combustion and post-combustion clean coal technologies.

Developments, basic principles, operating features of clean coal technologies. Selection,

performance and related environmental problems and their control.

Wastes and Pollutants

Characterization, impacts, control, treatment and safe disposal of wastes and pollutants

released from various stages of clean coal technologies. Utilization of wastes and pollutants.


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