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Technology of Rough and Noble Stone-Cutting Industry

Summary

Students are introducing with the surface mining of rock blocks for a rough
and noble stonecutting
industry. The subject deals with the technology of cutting, drilling,
blasting, transport of mined blocks, mining technology in quarries, processing
of blocks, splitting technology for treatment of mined blocks and accompanying
processes.

Literature

KENNEDY, Bruce A. Surface mining. 2nd ed. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 1990. ISBN 0873351029.

Advised literature

Winkler, E.M., Stone : Properties, durability in man's environment, Springer, Wien, 1973, 230 s.


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, angličtina
Code 542-0913
Abbreviation THUK
Course title Technology of Rough and Noble Stone-Cutting Industry
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Vlastimil Hudeček, CSc.