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Transportation at Mines and Quarries

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Course Unit Code542-0052/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
NEC37prof. Ing. Jan Nečas, Ph.D.
ROZ092Ing. Jiří Rozbroj, Ph.D.
ZUR071Ing. David Žurovec, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The subject introduces students to the process of technological transportation in the quarry and mining (underground) operations. The course aims at tackling the issues of technology and calculation for rail, belt, wheeled and shipping transport and other special modes of transporting raw materials, and for surface and underground deposit extractions.
Course Contents
1) Division of transport in mines and quarries, basic concepts and an introduction to the issue.
2) Influence of physico-mechanical properties of the extracted raw materials on their technological transportation.
3) The requirements of major mining processes on transport. The theory of force transmission by friction. Equation of motion.
4) The basic method for determining traction force. Traction elements used in transport. Vertical transport.
5) Belt conveyors, main parts. Rope-belt conveyor, scraper conveyor, chain conveyor, vibrating conveyor.
6) Transportation in the pipeline. Gravity transportation.
7) Rail transport – rail track, rolling stock.
8) Rope transport. Aerial ropeway. Suspension transport.
9) Automobile transport.
10) Shipping transport, types, use, elevation, unloading.
11) Transportation using floating belt conveyors, schemes, applications.
12) Hydraulic and pneumatic transport, transport by gravity, chutes, troughs.
13) The combination and comparison of different types of transport systems. Traffic regulations.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KENNEDY, Bruce A. Surface mining. 2nd ed. Littleton, Colo.: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 1990. ISBN 0873351029.
Zákon č. 44/1988 Sb., o ochraně a využití nerostného bohatství (horní zákon) ve znění pozdějších předpisů a další báňské a související předpisy.
KRYL, V. a kol. Povrchové dobývání ložisek. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 1997. 266 s. ISBN 80-7078-396-6.
KRYL, V., VAVRUŠKA, O. Návody pro cvičení z lomového dobývání ložisek. 2. přeprac. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB, 1988. 202 s.
KLIMECKÝ, O. a kol. Lomové dobývání ložisek II. Praha: SNTL, 1988. 172 s.
Recommended Reading:
Decree No. 26/1989 Coll. Of the Czech Mining Office on Occupational Safety and Health at Mining and Mining Activities
Decree 64/1987 Coll. About the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).
STRAKOŠ, V., MENŠÍK, J., POLÁK, J. Automatizace důlní dopravy. Praha: SNTL, 1980. 251 s.
KLIMECKÝ, O. a kol. Manipulace s materiálem a doprava v lomech. Ostrava: VŠB, 1988. 312 s.
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Graded creditGraded credit100 51