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Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Blasting and Desintegrations of Rocks

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0203/02
Abbreviation TP
Course title Blasting and Desintegrations of Rocks
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Robert Kořínek, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1st Introduction to the disciplines - history of disintegration, the basic concepts, the teaching program.
2nd Classical and non-classic rock disintegration.
3rd Blasting - Blasting equipment, features and handling.
4th Explosives firing charges - a principle involved, the suitability and security firing,
ignitor side, millisecond blasting technique.
5th Theory of disintegration of rock explosion - the basic parameters of the blasting.
6th Technology blasting ration digging underground line.
7th Blasting for excavation of large sections of underground workings.
8th Saving technologies (contour blasting) - methods, principles, determination
basic parameters.
9th Blasting to prevent unwanted geomechanical phenomena.
10th Blasting the commercial extraction of minerals.
11th Restriction of blasting when applied in potentially explosive atmospheres (gassy coal
mines).
12th Harmful effects of an explosion (vzd. pressure. Wave projection of material toxicity
combustion, explosion seismic effects).
13th Mechanical rock cutting (cutting, grinding, injection), application of knives
Rolling chisels, etc. - embossing machine tunnel. machines, embossing plates, impactors.

Exercise:
In practice the determination of basic parameters of blasting disintegration of classical tearing
work digging underground důzného species in different conditions with
Using computer technology and available software.
1st chemistry of explosives.
2nd Assessment of electrical firing a given number and type of electric detonators
and electrical sources. firing pulse.
3rd Technological process of blasting during the excavation of the line underground structure
small section (the gallery, collector, etc.).
4th Technological process of blasting digging tunnels with the application of direct
laws.
5th Design parameters of blasting excavation in the assessment of seismic
bomb blast effects on surface structures.
6th Technological process of blasting during tunnel excavation with a smooth application
the contour of the excavation work.

Programs:
1st The calculation of basic characteristics of explosives.
2nd Electric ignitor charges.
3rd Technological process of blasting in tunnel excavation tunnel.
4th Technological process of blasting - applications contour blasting.
5th Technological process for blasting or excavation. shaft with
assessment seismic effects.

Literature

Bhandari, S.[i] Engineer Rock Blasting Operations[/i]. A.A. Balkema, 1997. ISBN: 90-5410-658-1 .

Advised literature

R. R. Tatiya. Surface and Underground Excavations – Methods, Techniques and Equipment. A.A. BALKEMA PUBLISHERS LEIDEN. ISBN 90 5809 627 0