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| MINE3000 | SUPPORT IN MINES AND TUNNELS | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Kerim AYDINER | | Co-Lecturer | NA | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course was designated to supply students with the basic principles and methods used in opening design and support systemsç |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | explain in-situ stress, post-excavation stress, boundary stress, elastic rock, bedded rock, jointed rock and deformation of rock mass terms | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | analyze the state-of-tress the openings constructed in massive elastic, bedded and jointed rock masses for single and multiple openings cases | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | select support systems using Q and RMR systems | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | make pillar designs and design timber, steel, bolt and concrete support systems | 3,5 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | explain basic approaches applied in different mine production methods | 3,5 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Stress phenomena and original and post-excavation stress state of underground
Deformation phenomena and geometrical design for stability
Opening design in elastic rock
Opening design in bedded rock
Opening design in jointed rock
Methods to estimate roof load and Support selection using Q and RMR schemes
Support Elements: Timber Support and design of timber support systems
Support Elements: Steel Support and design of steel roadway support systems
Bolt support systems and design of bolt support
Support Design using FEA/BEA methods |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Stress concept and in-situ and post-excavation stress state | | | Week 2 | Deformation phenomenon and geometrical design approach | | | Week 3 | Rock mass Characterization | | | Week 4 | Empirical approaches for Rock support systems: NGI and RMR methods | | | Week 5 | Support design methodlogy | | | Week 6 | Timber Support Systems | | | Week 7 | Steel Support Systems | | | Week 8 | Term Project Submission | | | Week 9 | Steel Support Systems | | | Week 10 | Steel face support systems | | | Week 11 | Bolt Support | | | Week 12 | Concrete Support Systems | | | Week 13 | Shotcrete support | | | Week 14 | FEA/BEA methods for openings desing | | | Week 15 | Monitoring systems for support systems | | | Week 16 | End of Term Project Submissiion | | | |
| 1 | Hoek, E. and E. T. Brown, 1980, Underground Excavations in Rock,IMM. | | | 2 | Hoek, E., Rock Engineering Handbook, 2000, Rock engineering Group, University of Toronto. | | | 3 | B.H.G, and E.T. Brown, 1993, Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining, Allen Unwin | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 13 | 39 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 13 | 52 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Diğer 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 124 |
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