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| MDM7112 | Quarries And Agregates in Mining | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali Osman YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Teaching the basics concepts of aggregate mining, and giving information about aggregate mining methods, standarts and environmental effects |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn basics concepts of aggregates (sand-gravel, crushed rock) and quarries | 2,3 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | learn mining and processing methods of aggregates | 2,3 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | learn concrete mix design and laboratory test techniques of aggregates | 2,3 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | learn environment effect of aggregates and the necessary precautions | 2,3 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | learn transportation and marketing of aggregate products | 2,3 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Quarries. Production methods. Drilling-blasting methods. Coyote. Investigation of quarries from the view of aggregate sources. Aggregate potential of Turkey. Aggregate properties, standards, problems and tests. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Aggregates Industry | | | Week 2 | Terms and definitions | | | Week 3 | Basic properties of aggregate, the uses and classification of aggregates | | | Week 4 | Quarrying, definitions, production methods and classifications | | | Week 5 | Design and equipment selection criterias in Quarrying | | | Week 6 | Blasting design criteria's in Quarrying, | | | Week 7 | Marketing aggregates, Product storage, transportation and distribution systems | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Aggregates test standards, and tests | | | Week 10 | Aggregates processing methods | | | Week 11 | Aggregates size reduction and classification systems | | | Week 12 | Machine selection criterias for processing plant operations | | | Week 13 | Midterm 2 | | | Week 14 | Environmental effects of aggregates and the necessary precautions | | | Week 15 | General evaluation | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Barksdale, R. D. 1996; The Aggregate Handbook, National Stone Association, Washington | | | 2 | Bhandari, S. 1997; Engineering rock blasting operation, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam. | | | 3 | Jimeno, C. L. etal, 1995; Drilling and blasting of rocks, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam. | | | |
| 1 | Monathy, B. 1996; Rock fragmentation by blasting, Proceedins of the fifth international symposium on rock fragmentation by blasting, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam. | | | 2 | Alexander, M; Mindess, S.2005; Aggregates in Concrete, Taylor and Francis, IS 0-415-25839-1, London and New York | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 9 | 36 | | Arasınav | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Kısa sınav | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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