MDZ403 Mining Machines and Excavation Mechanization

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 7. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MINING ENGINEERING PR.
Code MDZ403
Name Mining Machines and Excavation Mechanization
Term 2021-2022 Academic Year
Semester 7. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label C Compulsory
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ÖZEN KILIÇ
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. ÖZEN KILIÇ (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

To information about open pit and underground mining machines, developing the necessary understanding to choose the best machines for the selected underground operation; to teach performance and capacity calculations of mining machines and developing the necessary awareness on how to efficently work with mining machines without jeopardizing the safety and health regulations. To introduce some excavating machinery's equipment and technology used in mining, galleries, tunnels and engineering constructions, and determine properties affecting machinery efficiency and supporting optimum machinery selection.

Course Content

Surface mining machines, Underground mining equipment and complexes; continuous mining machines, roadheading machines, tunnel boring machines, bolting machines, Mobil miners, lodeers and belt conveyors. Gallery and tunneling machines, hammers and chisels used in open and underground pits, cutting principles,rock properties that affect the efficiency of the machine

Course Precondition

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns about mining equipment and technology.
LO02 Classifies underground and open pit equipments.
LO03 Has an understanding of the importance of energy sources for mining machines, efficiency and safety.
LO04 Knows about basic operations of equipments and their applications, general characteristics, application practics, design features.
LO05 Knows about new developments and eqipment specifics.
LO06 knows the equipment and technology of excavation machines.
LO07 Develops the ability to choose the necessary machines for the selected underground operation.
LO08 Recognises equipment and technology of the excavating machinery.
LO09 Selects proper machinery for the work.
LO10 Knows about obtaining optimum efficiency in excavating machinery.
LO11 Understands the properties affecting machinery performance.
LO12 Knows about working with excavating machinery safely.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 - Students gain adequate knowledge about the engineering fields in the branches of mathematics, physical sciences or their own branches 4
PLO02 - Students use the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, physical sciences and their fields for engineering solutions 4
PLO03 - Students choose and use the appropriate analytical mehtods and modelling techniques to identify, formulate, and solve the engineering problems 4
PLO04 - Students design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results. 3
PLO05 - Students gain the capacity to analyze a system, a component, and desing the process under realistic constraints to meet the desired requirements; and the ability to apply the methods of modern design accordingly 4
PLO06 - Students choose and use the modern technical tools necessary for engineering practice. 3
PLO07 - Students gain the ability to work effectively both as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams. 3
PLO08 - Students follow the current developments in their fields with a recognition of the need for lifelong learning and constantly improve themselves 2
PLO09 - Students use the resources of information and databases for the purpose of doing research and accesing information. 2
PLO10 - Students follow the scientific and technological developments in recognition of the need for lifelong learning, and continuously keep their knowledge up to date. 1
PLO11 - Students use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the European Computer Driving Licence. 3
PLO12 - Students use a foreign language according to the general level of European Language Portfolio B1 to communicate effectively in oral and written form. 3
PLO13 - Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 1
PLO14 - Students become informed of professional and ethical responsibility. 3
PLO15 - Students develop an awareness as regards project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; and the legal implications of engineering applications. 4
PLO16 - Students develop an awareness of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications, the entrepreneurship and innovation subjects and gain knowledge of contemporary issues 4


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction, Cine-show, an overview of the equipment used in mines (underground and surface) Lecture notes-related links
2 Availability, flexibility, utility and reliability of the Equipment, Energy systems used in machines Lecture notes-related links
3 Fracture and fragmentation effects of the theories and the machines, Drilling machines and elements Lecture notes-related links
4 Hydraulic breakers,surface and underground applications, Machines used inmaterial handling Lecture notes-related links
5 Machines used in carrying material transportation, Skid, design features, applications in mining and capacity calculations Lecture notes-related links
6 LHD equipment, design features, applications in mining and capacity calculations, Equipment used in underground CPC and partial facade, design features, applications in mining and capacity calculations Lecture notes-related links
7 Underground excavation equipment used in long-standing Lecture notes-related links
8 Mid-Term Exam Lecture notes-related links
9 Introduction to mechanics and mechanization of excavation, The machines that provide mechanization during coal excavation Lecture notes-related links
10 Gallery and tunneling machinery, Excavation and loading machines used in open pit Lecture notes-related links
11 Excavation and loading machines used in underground, Hydraulic breakers Lecture notes-related links
12 Pen and wedge-tipped chisels used in excavation machines, Disc cutters used for excavation and cutting machines Lecture notes-related links
13 The star and hobnailed cutters used for excavation machines, Manufacturing of cutting tools and the effects of manufacturing factors on cutter wear Lecture notes-related links
14 The cutter design and rock properties that effects cutter wear, Rock properties that affect the efficiency of the machine: the strength and stiffness Lecture notes-related links
15 Rock properties that affect the efficiency of the machine:wear and tissue characteristics Lecture notes-related links
16 Term Exams Lecture notes-related links
17 Term Exams Lecture notes-related links


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
Final Exam 1 16 16
Total Workload (Hour) 78
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,12
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 02.05.2025 02:46