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Driving of workings and blasting operations

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Course Unit Code542-0043/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
ZUB021doc. Ing. Václav Zubíček, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with basic principles of mining works mining, basic principles of mining and reinforcing of mine works.
The students are also acquainted with the problems of blasting works in the mines, including the basic safety issues during their execution according to the valid regulations for this area.
It keeps up with the current trends in the given issue, with a great emphasis on the use of modern technology in compliance with current legislation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with basic principles of mining works mining, basic principles of mining and reinforcing of mine works.
The students are also acquainted with the problems of blasting works in the mines, including the basic safety issues during their execution according to the valid regulations for this area.
It keeps up with the current trends in the given issue, with a great emphasis on the use of modern technology in compliance with current legislation.
Course Contents
1. Basic parameters of mines and tunneling operations cycle.
2. Reinforced construction of underground works. Reinforced frame, flat, bolt and combined.
3. Technology of reinforcement of frame and flat reinforcements.
4. Organization of work on drivage and shaft sinking
5. Fundamentals of mining of large-scale mine works of mining and underground construction.
6. Overview of continuous methods of drivage and shaft sinking.
7. Systematic methods of shaft sinking. The technology of shaft sinking and vertical stamping of vertical works.
8. Blasting techniques and blasting techniques.
9. Safety and hygiene of work.
10. Explosive regulations.
11. Storage, transport, storage and recording of explosives
12. Execution of blasting works.
13. Ventilation and protection against coal dust and The Technology of blasting works - gaseous mines
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ROY, Pijush Pal. Rock blasting: effects and operations. Leiden: A.A. Balkema, c2005. ISBN 04-1537-230-5.
DARLING, Peter. SME mining engineering handbook. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2011, 2 v. (xxiv, 1840, I-46 p.). ISBN 0873352645.
Juránek O., Rampír B. : Příručka pro střelmistry, ARIES, Ostrava 1994.
ROY, Pijush Pal. Rock blasting: effects and operations. Leiden: A.A. Balkema, c2005. ISBN 04-1537-230-5
Zákon č. 61/1988 Sb., o hornické činnosti, výbušninách a o státní báňské správě, v platném znění
Vyhláška ČBÚ č. 72/1988 Sb., o používání výbušnin, v platném znění
Recommended Reading:
Balasubramanian A.: ROCK BLASTING FOR MINING, technical report, Centre for Advanced Studies in Earth Science University of Mysore, April, 2017. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316158230.
Rozhodnutí OBÚ v Ostravě č.j. 3895/2002-405/Ing.Sk/An ze dne 13.6.2002 o nařízení nezbytných opatření k zajištění bezpečnosti a ochrany zdraví při práci a bezpečnosti provozu pro doly s nebezpečím průtrží uhlí a plynů a Instrukce pro doly s nebezpečím průtrží uhlí a plynů,, v platném znění
Pracovní pravidla k vyhlášce ČBÚ č. 659/2004 Sb., v platném znění
Vyhláška ČBÚ č. 99/1995 Sb., o skladování výbušnin, v platném znění
DARLING, Peter. SME mining engineering handbook. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2011, 2 v. (xxiv, 1840, I-46 p.). ISBN 0873352645.
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
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18