COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DRILLING AND BLASTING IN MINING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5057 DRILLING AND BLASTING IN MINING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜRCAN KONAK

Offered to

Mining Operation
Mining Operation
Mining Operation

Course Objective

This course aims to be taught the design of the geometry of the hole for blasting in mining,
rock breaking mechanism and energy transfer at explosive materials and explosive materials and for the subjects of the blasting technique.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gaining of the ability for able to make blasting design
2   Recognizing of the explosive materials and selection of them
3   Recognizing of the ignition components and be able to make suitable selection of the them
4   Gaining of the ability to control particle-size distribution
5   Gaining of the ability to analyze blasting problems and developing the solution for regards problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Energy and oxygen balance in explosive materials
2 Waste of energy and the formation of the seismic waves
3 Breaking mechanism and breakage theories
4 Commercial explosive materials, properties and application areas of them
5 Detonators, and delay elements, types and application areas of them
6 Bait, types and selection of them
7 Mid-term exam
8 Blasting hole design (burden, hole diameter, space between holes)
9 Blasting hole design (base drilling, hole slope and direction of the hole)
10 The effect of blasting surface control and delay ranges according to particle-size distribution
11 To be determined the order of the firing and application examples
12 Blasting pattern design
13 The blasting techniques of underground mining and design of them
14 The regulations of explosive materials

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:

- NAAPURI, J., 1990. Trench Drilling and Blasting. Controlled Blasting on Constraction Sites. Surface Drilling and Blasting, Tamrock. Finland

Assist Sources:

-Köse, H., Yalçın, E., Şimşir, F., Konak, G., Onargan, T., Kızıl, M.S., Açık Işletme Tekniği,467 sayfa, D.E.Ü. Müh.Fak., Yayın No:256, 2001 (Düzeltilmiş 3. Baskı)
-KONYA, C. J., & WALTER, E. J., 1990. Surface Blast Design, Prentice-Hall, USA,.
-OLOFSSON, S. O.,1988. Applied Explosives Technology for Construction and Mining. Sweden,
-ERKOÇ, Ö.Y., 1990, Kaya Patlatma Tekniği , Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

It will be made as lesson, presentations, visual descriptions, class discussions and homework presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria
CLO2, CLO3, CLO4: Mid-term exam
CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4 and CLO5: final exam
CLO1, CLO4 and CLO5: homework

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gurcan.konak@deu.edu.tr / office phone: (232) 3017524

Office Hours

Monday and Thursday at 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 4 10 40
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Presentations 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1342531142
LO.2121222
LO.3121222
LO.413222222
LO.542425423433

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