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Course Catalog 01/02


Civil and Mining Engineering

ABT021 Rock Construction Engineering I 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
QIII

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Per-Arne Lindqvist Prof


PREREQUISITES
General

COURSE AIM
The course gives an introduction to tunnelling and rock excavation for underground constructions and for the extraction of rock aggregates and minerals.

CONTENTS
Introduction: Different types of underground constructions. Ore and mineral extraction. Rock construction dictionary.
Drifting: Drifting methods for tunnels, ramps, raises and shafts concerning resource requirements and working environment aspects.
Extraction methods: Methods for mining of ores and minerals underground and in open pits. Quarries for aggregates production.
Unit and auxiliary operations: Rock drilling methods, techniques and machines. Charging and ignition of explosives for rock blasting. Loading and transport methods with respesct to technique, economics and working environment. Technical descriptions and simple examples of dimensioning ventilation. Electrical power systems.
Design example: Designing an underground construction (technical and economic).

TEACHING
Class room lectures and exercises. Project work. Mine visit if possible.

EXAMINATION
Presentation of practice exercises. Written exam with differentiated grades.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Project work 1.50ECTS
Written exam 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Forsman, B: Rock Construction Engineering I. Div. of Mining Engineering, LTU 1997 (in Swedish).

REMARKS


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Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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