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    Rock Excavation Engg

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    This rock excavation engineering syllabus covers various excavation techniques used in mining and construction. It aims to make students aware of excavation concepts and methods, and exposes them to the design aspects of different techniques. The course contents include drilling, blasting, and cutting as methods of rock fragmentation and excavation. It also discusses the selection criteria and advances in machinery for surface and underground excavation.

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    Rock Excavation Engg

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    This rock excavation engineering syllabus covers various excavation techniques used in mining and construction. It aims to make students aware of excavation concepts and methods, and exposes them to the design aspects of different techniques. The course contents include drilling, blasting, and cutting as methods of rock fragmentation and excavation. It also discusses the selection criteria and advances in machinery for surface and underground excavation.

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    This rock excavation engineering syllabus covers various excavation techniques used in mining and construction. It aims to make students aware of excavation concepts and methods, and exposes them to the design aspects of different techniques. The course contents include drilling, blasting, and cutting as methods of rock fragmentation and excavation. It also discusses the selection criteria and advances in machinery for surface and underground excavation.

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    Rock Excavation Engg

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    This rock excavation engineering syllabus covers various excavation techniques used in mining and construction. It aims to make students aware of excavation concepts and methods, and exposes them to the design aspects of different techniques. The course contents include drilling, blasting, and cutting as methods of rock fragmentation and excavation. It also discusses the selection criteria and advances in machinery for surface and underground excavation.

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    Rock Excavation Engineering Syllabus

    Objectives
    Course Objectives
    • To make students aware about the concept of excavation engineering and its relevance to
    mining
    • To expose the students to various excavation techniques and their design aspects
    Outcomes
    • Students will acquire knowledge about excavation techniques and their selection

    Course Contents

    Introduction: Scope and importance of rock excavation engineering in mining and construction
    industries; physico-mechanical and geotechnical properties of rocks vis-a-vis excavation method;
    selection of excavation method.
    Drilling : Mechanics of rock drilling; design and operating parameters of surface and
    underground drilling; evaluation of drill performance; drill ability of rocks; mechanism of bit
    wear; bit selection; problems of drilling; economics of drilling.
    Blasting: Mechanics of rock fragmentation by explosives; advancement in explosives and
    blasting technique; their selection criteria for rock excavation; blast design for surface
    excavations and optimization;
    Advanced blasting techniques; blast performance evaluation; cast blasting; techno-economic and
    safety aspects of surface and underground blasting; advances in blast design for underground
    excavations; control blasting; computer aided blast designs; review of tunnel blasting techniques,
    recent advances and novel techniques of blasting
    Rock Cutting: Theories of rock tool interaction for surface excavation machinery; design of
    cutter
    head - rippers, dozers, scrapers, BWE. Continuous surface miners, auger drills;
    Theories of rock tool interaction for underground excavation machinery; design of cutter head -
    ploughs, shearers, road headers, continuous miners and tunnel boring machines: selection
    criteria for cutting tools; advanced rock cutting techniques - high pressure water jet assisted
    cutting. Recent Developments in rock excavation machinery.

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