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Blasting operation and rock disintegration

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Course Unit Code224-0261/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
STO118Ing. Martin Stolárik, Ph.D.
Summary
The main topic of the course is to get acquainted with the problem of rock disintegration with blasting work. The basics of the explosion disconnection mechanism are defined. The range of blasting techniques, their utility properties and the way they are handled and used. Other forms of rock disintegration are included as a mechanical disintegration with knives or chisels, disconnection by pressurized water and other special methods. An essential part of the subject is the relevant legislation of the Czech Republic, especially in the field of blasting works. The student will learn how to design blasting while excavation the underground objects (horizontal structures, caverns, tunnels, etc.) with the optimal design of the blasting technology.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
- teach the student to design a blasting technology for rock disintegration during the excavation of a horizontal underground structure
- acquaint the student with the range of products of blasting techniques, initiation of charges, disintegration theory and own technology of blasting
- designing a blasting technology with determination of basic blasting parameters
Course Contents
Lecture topics:
Introduction to the discipline - history of rock disintegration, basic concepts
Classical and non-classic rock disintegration
Blasting operation - tools of blasting, properties and handling with them
Initiation of explosive charges - principle, connection, suitability and guarantee initiation, unwanted initiation, millisecond blasting technique
Theory of rock disintegration by explosion - basic parameters of blasting
Technology of blasting for the excavation of underground line structures
Blasting for the excavation of underground large cross-sections structures
Saving technologies (smooth blasting) - methods, principles, determination of basic parameters
Non-productive blasting operation to prevent unwanted geomechanical phenomenas
Blasting works for mining of mineral resources
Reduction of blasting operations by application in explosive atmospheres (gaseous coal mines)
Harmful effects of explosion (air pressure wave, material spill, fume toxicity, seismic effects of blasting)
Mechanical rock disintegration (cutting, crushing, pressing), application of knives, rolling chisels, etc. - drilling machines, tunnel machines, shields, hydraulic hammers

Practice topics:
Chemistry of explosives
Electric initiation
Non-electric initiation
Pasport of blasting for the gallery
- convergent cut
- direct cut
Pasport of blasting for large-scale underground structure
Harmful effects of blasting
Seismicity of blasting
Blasting Legislation in the Czech Republic
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Bhandari, S.: Engineering Rock Blasting Operations, A.A.Balkema, 1997
Johansen, J.: Modern Trends in Tunnelling and Blast Design, A.A.Balkema, 2000
Persson P.-A., Holmberg R., Lee J.: Rock Blasting and Explosives Engineering, CRC Press, 1993
Dojčár O., Horký J., Kořínek R.: Trhacia technika, Montanex Ostrava 1997
Horký J.: Trhací práce a rozpojování hornin, ES VŠB 1979
Horký J., Kořínek R.: Návody ke cvičením z Trhacích prací, ES VŠB 1978
Zákonné normy a předpisy ČR k problematice trhacích prací
Recommended Reading:
Olofsson, O.S.: Applied Explosives Technology for Construction and Mining, APPLEX, 1988
Pravda, V., Bětík, J. Trhací práce v hornictví, stavebnictví a speleologii. Jesenice u Prahy: Montanika
o.s., 2010.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 33