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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Blasting Works in Quarries

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0214/01
Abbreviation TPL
Course title Blasting Works in Quarries
Credits 5
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 charges firing - a principle involved, the suitability and security firing,
ignitor side, millisecond blasting technique.
5th Theory of disintegration of rock explosion.
6th Basic parameters of blasting.
7th Multiple blasts on the surface - taxonomy, use.
8th Determination of basic parameters of aperture and surface blasting.
9th Determination of basic parameters of chamber blasting.
10th Saving technologies (contour blasting) - methods, principles, determination
basic parameters.
11th Secondary blasting.
12th Harmful effects of an explosion (air pressure wave, projection of material toxicity
fumes, seismic effects).
13th Fundamentals of destructive blast.

Exercise:
In practice the determination of basic parameters of blasting blasting disintegration of classical
work, mass-blasting on surface and groundwater during the excavation works
different conditions, 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 a mass shooting of Ex at the surface, incl.
the basic parameters of blasting.
5th Technological process of shaking blasting in quarries and mines.

Literature

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

Advised literature

Müncner, E. a kol. [i]Príručka pre strelmajstrov a technických vedúcich odstrelov[/i]. SSTVP Banská Bystrica, 2011. ISBN 80-968748-4-5 .