COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXCAVATION MECHANICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5042 EXCAVATION MECHANICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Mining Operation
Mining Operation
Mining Operation

Course Objective

This course will firstly deal with histıric development of mechanized excavation, mechanized excavation techniques and various cutters used in mechanized excavation. Then it will handle the design parameters of wedge-type cutters, the wear rates in wedge-type cutters. It will also discuss the design of cutter types in full-face boring machines and in shearer-loaders. Finally, it will explain the disc-type cutters in boring machines, comparison of cutters and also the determination of diggability in rocks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Mechanized excavation techniques
2   Cutters used in mechanized excavation
3   Chisel design with various cutters
4   Comparison of the cutters
5   Determination of excavability in rocks
6   Predicting the performance of the excavation machine

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intraduction and historical development
2 Mechanized excavation techniques
3 Cutters used in mechanized excavation
4 Desing parameters of wedge type and pen type cutters
5 Wear of wedge type and pen type cutters
6 Desing of wedge type and pen type cutters in full face gallery boring machine
7 Desing of wedge type and pen type cutters in shearer
8 Desing paremeters of disc type cutter ,Desing paremeters of disc type cutter in full face gallery boring machine
9 Midterm
10 Star and hobnailed cutters
11 Comparison of cutters
12 Metallurgical factors affecting wear in cutter production
13 Determination of excavability in rocks
14 Predicting the performance of machine

Recomended or Required Reading

Inşaat ve Maden Mühendisleri için Uygulamalı Kazı Mekaniği, BILGIN, N., Birsen Yayınevi, 1989, ISTANBUL

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentations, visual expressionmethods, classroom discussions

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Visa (%50) + Final (%50)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Y.Doç.Dr. Çelik TATAR
DEU Mining Eng. Dept. Buca/IZMIR
Tel: (0232) 301 7523
GSM: 0535 767 5280
e-mail: celik.tatar@gmail.com / celik.tatar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, thusday hours:09:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 12 24
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Reading 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14312
LO.232
LO.33
LO.421
LO.5511
LO.622