COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONTROL OF EXPLOSIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5052 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONTROL OF EXPLOSIONS 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 environmental impact in mining enterprises and infrastructure work which occur with the use of explosives, the methods and techniques which obtain to minimize the environmental impact of blasting and the subjects which obtain to be measured and evaluated for them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognition of environmental effects of blasting, measurement and to gain proficiency interpretation
2   To make suitable choice of explosives and the ignition elements in order to prevent environmental effects
3   To make blasting design so as to prevent from the environmental impact
4   Gaining of the ability of applying special blasting techniques
5   To follow the legal process and comment on the environmental effects of blasting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Seismic Energy and Vibration
2 Seismic Energy and Vibration
3 Vibration Measurement and Comments
4 Factors Affecting the vibration
5 Effects of Frequency and Wavelength in Blasting
6 Scale Distance and it s determination
7 To be decreased Techniques of vibration
8 Mid-term exam
9 Blast air shock which occurs the result of blasting and Prevention Techniques
10 The dust which occurs the result of blasting and Prevention Techniques
11 The fly rocks which occur the result of blasting and Prevention Techniques
12 Controlled Blasting Techniques to Prevent Environmental Effects
13 Controlled Blasting Techniques to Prevent Environmental Effects
14 The regulations related to blasting Environmental Effects

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:

--BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8925, 1986. Explosives and Blasting Procedures Manual.
-KESER, O., 2002. Investigation of Controlled Blasting Techniques and Determination of Application Methods, PhD, The Graduate Scholl of Natural and Applied Sciences, Izmir, Turkey.
-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
CLO1, CLO2, CLO3: Mid-term exam
CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4 and CLO5: final exam
CLO1, CLO4 and CLO5: homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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

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