MinE 324
Drilling, Blasting, and Explosives
Description
Drilling methods, breakage mechanics, performance, and equipment. Explosive characteristics, initiation systems, selection, handling, and loading. Blasting, rock dynamics, design of surface and underground blasts, fragmentation prediction, vibrations and damage control, monitoring.Prerequisite: MIN E 295.
Learning Outcomes
Calculate Powder Factor for blasted rock.Design production and development blasts for surface and underground mines.
Categorize bench blasting designs based on their purpose.
Classify explosive types based on the DOH classification system
Recommend blast design to minimize blasting vibration
Describe different mechanisms of rock breakage by blasting
Identify and describe roles within the team while being a responsible and respectful member of the team by completing all expected tasks and actively contributing to team discussions
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 37.8 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
None defined
- A knowledge base for engineering
- Individual and team work
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Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Mining - Year 3 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Mining - Year 3 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Mining - Year 3 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Mining - Year 3 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Mining - Year 3 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Mining - Year 3 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Derek Apel |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Derek Apel |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Derek Apel |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Mohammadali Sepehri |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Derek Apel |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Derek Apel |