COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BLAST DESIGN AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 3329 BLAST DESIGN AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN KARAKUŞ

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Blasting agents have been using in rock fragmentation as being the most effective and economic method since the discovery of explosives by Alfred Nobel in the 18th century. Since then, there have been too many researches done on this subject to improve the efficiency of blasting agents. The aim of the course is introducing technology of civil explosives, evaluate and design mine blasting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Should know the importance of drilling and blasting in mining activities.
2   Able to recognize of explosives technology
3   Able to describe ignition components, parameters of the application
4   Able to correlate between rock fragmentation mechanism and explosives
5   Able to identify phases of blasting design.
6   Able to correlate between particle size as a result of blasting and ongoing production activities.
7   Able to create mine blasting project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of the production phases mining and drilling and blasting
2 The theory of Detonation, explosives technology
3 Properties of explosive materials
4 The mechanism of explosives and rock fragmentation, transfer to explosive energy of the rock
5 Ignition components, connection types
6 Main blast design parameters
7 Determination of burden
8 Determination of specific charge
9 The effect of uncontrolled parameters
10 Estimate of the heap size distribution
11 The effect of heap particle-size distribution excavating and loading
12 Controlled Blasting techniques
13 Evaluate of relation with the environmental impacts of blasting and blasting design
14 Example blasting design and presentation of design project

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Köse, H., Yalçın, E., Şimşir, F., Konak, G., Onargan, T., Kızıl, M. Açık Işletme Tekniği, DEÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları
Supplementary Book(s):
Hustrulıd, W., 1999, Blasting Principles for Open Pit Mining , A.A. Balkema, 112.
Langefors & Khılström 1978, The Modern Technique of Blasting , 3rd Ed, Halsted Press, Sweeden.
Olofsson,S.,O.,1988, Applıed Explosıves Technology for Constructıon and Mınıng , Sweden.
Sıngh,B., Roy,P.,P.,1993, Blasting in Ground Excavations and Mınes Rotterdam.
Tamrock, 1984, Handbook on Surface Drilling and Blasting , PainoFactirit Filland.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Project Work, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1 ,LO2, LO 3, LO 4 : Mid-term
LO 5 ,LO6, LO 7 : Project Work
LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7 : Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Field work contribution is mandatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doğan KARAKUŞ
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mining Engineering
35390 Buca / Izmir - TURKEY
Phone : +90 (232) 301 75 34
Fax : +90 (232) 453 08 68
GSM : +90 (533) 260 83 45
E-Mail : dogan.karakus@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday : 13:00-16:00
Thursday : 13:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 2 2
Final Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1242111241
LO.232332111322111
LO.332332111322111
LO.433344231133221
LO.5415241112133111
LO.6444441131331
LO.7553443133144

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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