Definition of important terms, Advantages and disadvantages of surface mining, mineral deposits amenable to surface mining, Various surface mining methods, Introduction to unit operations in surface mining. Introduction to various types of machineries used in surface mining.
Classification of surface mining method mineral deposits suitable for open pit mining, Important parameters of Open pit design; Design of Benches, Ultimate pit, Stripping ratio, Break even stripping ratio, Different methods of opening up the deposits; Box cuts, internal and external box cut, Methods of driving Box cuts; Layout of open pits; Layout of waste dumps, unit operations in opencast mining.
Theory of Rock Drilling, Different Types of Drill Machines Used in Open Pits; Rotary, Percussive and Rotary Percussive Drilling, Selection of Drill Machines on the basis of Drillability; Computation of Productivity of Drill Machines; Inclined Drilling; their Advantages and Disadvantages.
Drilling machines used for exploratory drilling viz. Rotary & Percussive, their attachments; Core Barrels; Conditions of applicability of drilling methods; Borehole Survey, Directional drilling, Underground methods of exploratory drilling
Dozers, Scrapers, Front-End Loaders, Grader, Back Hoe, etc.; their Construction, Operation, Suitability and applicability; Calculation of Their Productivity Different Types of Excavators used in Open Pits; Shovel, Dragline, Hydraulic Excavators, Multi Bucket Excavators, their Construction, Specifications, Operation, Suitability and Applicability; Calculation of their Productivity.
Automobile Transport, Rail Transport and Conveyors; their Suitability; Computation of their Productivity; Automation in Open Pit transport such as Truck Dispatch System.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface mining equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining Equipment : Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Surface Mining Technology: S. K. Das
Types of Theodolites; Description of various parts of a Vernier Theodolite; Requirements of Mining type Theodolites; Measurements of height and distances of accessible and inaccessible points; Traversing with Theodolite on surface and underground; Checks on Closed and Open traverses; Balancing of traverses; Temporary & Permanent adjustments of Theodolites; Sources of errors and their prevention.
Principles of Stadia Methods; Determination of constants; Theory of anallactic lens; Distance and elevation formulae, Subtense and Tangential Methods; Auto- Reduction Tacheometer.
Setting out simple curves on surface and in underground; Elementary knowledge of compound and transition curves; joint boundary survey; Equalization of boundaries; Maintenance of direction and gradient of roadways i.e. marking and checking of center line and grade line, transfer of point from roof to floor and floor to roof
Computation of areas and volumes; Earthwork calculation; Problems based on Coordinates, faults, Dip- Strike and boreholes; Sources, classification and relative importance of errors, their prevention and elimination, theory of errors, adjustment of errors.
General requirements of mine plans; types of plans; Symbols used in mine plans; preparation of plans & sections; Plotting of traverse; Checking accuracy of old mine plans; Planimeter and its uses; Enlargement & reduction of plans.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface mining equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining: Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Study of Vernier Theodolites
Angle measurement by repetition methods
Angle measurement by reiteration methods
Measurement of height of accessible and inaccessible point by trigonometric surveying
Determination of stadia constant
Distance and elevation determination by Tacheometric surveying
Setting out of circular curve by chord and offset method
Setting out of circular curve by Rankine’s method
Study of Planimeter
Study of Pantagraph / Ediograph.
Introduction, definition, scope and economic justification, main steps in ore dressing operations, comminution, crushing, principles of crushing , jaw crushers, gyratory crushers, cone crushers, roll crushers, gravity stamps their classifications and applications, grinding principles of grinding, application and classification of ball mills, rod mills, tube mills and pebble mills.
Object of sizing, scale of sizing, laboratory sizing, screening and classification , different type of screens, their mode of operations and application and limitation, classification- principles of classification, movement of solids through fluids, different types of classifiers, hydraulic and pneumatic classifiers, sampling-importance of sampling and methods used.
Jigging, Flowing film concentrators like spirals and shaking tables, heavy media separation, applications and limitations of methods.
Physico-chemical principles, function of various flotation reagents, important machines, their principles, and working, flotation of sulphide, oxide and non sulphide ores.
Electrostatic and Magnetic Separation - Principle operation and field of application, Pelletisation of low grade iron ore, Drying and dewatering - thickening, filtration and drying. Coal washing; Simplified flow sheets for beneficiation of coal and typical ores of copper, lead, zinc, iron and manganese with special reference to Indian deposits.
Ore Dressing by Gaudin
Ore Dressing by B. A. Wills
Study of Jaw crusher
Study of Roll crusher
Study of Grinding mills
Study of Akin’s classifier
Study of Shaking table
Study of Mineral jig.
Study of Spiral concentrator
Study of Floatation cell
Study of Thickners
Study of Washability curves
Stress and strain at a point; Axial and shear stresses, Ultimate and working stresses; Relation between stress and strain, Poisson's Ratio; Two dimensional state of strain, Principle stresses and Principle planes, Mohr's Circle, Two state of strain, Principle strains and principle axis of strain; Determination of Principle strain from strain measurements; Calculation of Principle stresses from Principle strains; Composite bars in tension and compression; Thermal stresses in composite bars.
Pure bending, Bending Stresses, Section Modulus of rolled and built up sections, Composite beams, Distribution of normal and shear stresses across the section of a simple beam with vertical section of symmetry; Theory of plates.
Slope and deflection of beams by deflection methods; Area moment and conjugate beam methods, propped cantilever and fixed beams.
Physical properties of fluids; Compressible and Incompressible fluids; Newtonian and Non- Newtonian fluids.
Pressure, density and height relationships; manometer pressure on curved and plane surfaces; Centre of Pressure; Buoyancy; Stability of Immersed and Floating bodies; Fluids in relative equilibrium.
Classification of flow: Uniform and Non-Uniform; Steady and Non- Steady; Laminar and Turbulent; One, Two, Three dimensional flows; Stream lines; Streak lines; Path lines; Stream Tubes; Elementary Explanation of stream function and velocity potential; Basic idea of flow nets.
Strength of material by B.S. Punmiya
Strength of material by Ramamurtham
Fluid Mechanics by Bansal
Fluid Mechanics, F. M. White
Introduction to Acts, Rules & Regulation applicable to Mining Industry, Development of mining legislation in India.
Mines Act – 1952 & Mines Rules – 1955
Coal Mines Regulations –1957, Introduction to draft CMR-2006 & Metalliferous Mines Regulation-1961
Mine Crèche Rules 1966
Mine Vocational Training Rules- 1966
Legislation in Indian Mines (A critical Appraisal) Vol. II & I, S. D. Prasad & Prof. Rakesh
CMR-1957 & MMR-1961 L. C. Kaku.
Mines Act-1952 & Mines Rules-1955 L. C. Kaku.
Vocational Training Rules L. C. Kaku.
Mine Accidents S.J. Kejeriwal
Diode Characteristics: V-I characteristics & their temperature dependence, static & dynamic resistances, CT , CD, switching times. Special diodes – breakdown, photodiodes, LEDs, Introduction to BJT, FET, UJT & SCR. Diode Applications: Load Line concept, clippers, clampers, comparators, samplers, rectifiers & filters, voltage doublers, peak detectors. Power Supply Regulators (723, 78 XX, 79 XX)
Transistors Characteristics: The junction transistors, BJT, current components, transistors as amplifier, CB, CE & CC configurations, static & dynamic transistors characteristics, analytical expression of characteristics, transistor rating, photo transistors, logic circuits (SSI, MSI & Basic system Tc is )P.L.C.
Transistors Biasing & Thermal Stabilization : The Q point , bias stability, different biasing techniques, Stabilization against variation of Ico, VBE & β, bias compensation, biasing in linear ICs, thermal compensation, thermal runway & stability.
Transistors at low frequency: Graphical analysis, hybrid model, h-parameter conversions, analysis using h-parameters, classification of amplifier, (Class A., B,C). Emitter follower, comparison of CB, CE, CC simplified model, common emitter with emitter resister, high i/p impedance circuits, Darlington pair, bootstrapping.
Field effect transistors : The JFET, pinch off, V/I Characteristics, small signal model, MOSFET, the CS & CD amplifiers, Biasing techniques for JFET & MOSFET, FET as VDR. Introduction about sensor and transducer and their interfacing . A basic instrumentation system, transducers, controllers, microprocessors & peripherals.
Millman & Halkias, Integrated Electronics
Robert Boylested, Electronic devices & circuits.
Introduction : Advantage of DBMS approach, various view of data, data independence, schema and sub- schema, primary concepts of data models, Database languages, transaction management, Database administrator and users, data dictionary, overall system architecture.
A Silberschatz, H.F. Korth, Sudersan “Database System Concept”=, MGH Publication.
C.J. Date “An introduction to Database System”=6th ed.
Elmasri & Navathe “Foundamentals of Database system”- III ed.
Definition of important terms, Advantages and disadvantages of surface mining, mineral deposits amenable to surface mining, Various surface mining methods, Introduction to unit operations in surface mining. Introduction to various types of machineries used in surface mining.
Classification of surface mining method mineral deposits suitable for open pit mining, Important parameters of Open pit design; Design of Benches, Ultimate pit, Stripping ratio, Break even stripping ratio, Different methods of opening up the deposits; Box cuts, internal and external box cut, Methods of driving Box cuts; Layout of open pits; Layout of waste dumps, unit operations in opencast mining.
Theory of Rock Drilling, Different Types of Drill Machines Used in Open Pits; Rotary, Percussive and Rotary Percussive Drilling, Selection of Drill Machines on the basis of Drillability; Computation of Productivity of Drill Machines; Inclined Drilling; their Advantages and Disadvantages.
Drilling machines used for exploratory drilling viz. Rotary & Percussive, their attachments; Core Barrels; Conditions of applicability of drilling methods; Borehole Survey, Directional drilling, Underground methods of exploratory drilling
Dozers, Scrapers, Front-End Loaders, Grader, Back Hoe, etc.; their Construction, Operation, Suitability and applicability; Calculation of Their Productivity Different Types of Excavators used in Open Pits; Shovel, Dragline, Hydraulic Excavators, Multi Bucket Excavators, their Construction, Specifications, Operation, Suitability and Applicability; Calculation of their Productivity.
Automobile Transport, Rail Transport and Conveyors; their Suitability; Computation of their Productivity; Automation in Open Pit transport such as Truck Dispatch System.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface mining equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining Equipment : Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Surface Mining Technology: S. K. Das
Types of Theodolites; Description of various parts of a Vernier Theodolite; Requirements of Mining type Theodolites; Measurements of height and distances of accessible and inaccessible points; Traversing with Theodolite on surface and underground; Checks on Closed and Open traverses; Balancing of traverses; Temporary & Permanent adjustments of Theodolites; Sources of errors and their prevention.
Principles of Stadia Methods; Determination of constants; Theory of anallactic lens; Distance and elevation formulae, Subtense and Tangential Methods; Auto- Reduction Tacheometer.
Setting out simple curves on surface and in underground; Elementary knowledge of compound and transition curves; joint boundary survey; Equalization of boundaries; Maintenance of direction and gradient of roadways i.e. marking and checking of center line and grade line, transfer of point from roof to floor and floor to roof
Computation of areas and volumes; Earthwork calculation; Problems based on Coordinates, faults, Dip- Strike and boreholes; Sources, classification and relative importance of errors, their prevention and elimination, theory of errors, adjustment of errors.
General requirements of mine plans; types of plans; Symbols used in mine plans; preparation of plans & sections; Plotting of traverse; Checking accuracy of old mine plans; Planimeter and its uses; Enlargement & reduction of plans.
Surface Mining: G.B. Misra
Surface mining equipment: Martin
Surface Mining: Pfleider
Mining: Boki
SME handbook: Hartman
Study of Vernier Theodolites
Angle measurement by repetition methods
Angle measurement by reiteration methods
Measurement of height of accessible and inaccessible point by trigonometric surveying
Determination of stadia constant
Distance and elevation determination by Tacheometric surveying
Setting out of circular curve by chord and offset method
Setting out of circular curve by Rankine’s method
Study of Planimeter
Study of Pantagraph / Ediograph.
Introduction, definition, scope and economic justification, main steps in ore dressing operations, comminution, crushing, principles of crushing , jaw crushers, gyratory crushers, cone crushers, roll crushers, gravity stamps their classifications and applications, grinding principles of grinding, application and classification of ball mills, rod mills, tube mills and pebble mills.
Object of sizing, scale of sizing, laboratory sizing, screening and classification , different type of screens, their mode of operations and application and limitation, classification- principles of classification, movement of solids through fluids, different types of classifiers, hydraulic and pneumatic classifiers, sampling-importance of sampling and methods used.
Jigging, Flowing film concentrators like spirals and shaking tables, heavy media separation, applications and limitations of methods.
Physico-chemical principles, function of various flotation reagents, important machines, their principles, and working, flotation of sulphide, oxide and non sulphide ores.
Electrostatic and Magnetic Separation - Principle operation and field of application, Pelletisation of low grade iron ore, Drying and dewatering - thickening, filtration and drying. Coal washing; Simplified flow sheets for beneficiation of coal and typical ores of copper, lead, zinc, iron and manganese with special reference to Indian deposits.
Ore Dressing by Gaudin
Ore Dressing by B. A. Wills
Study of Jaw crusher
Study of Roll crusher
Study of Grinding mills
Study of Akin’s classifier
Study of Shaking table
Study of Mineral jig.
Study of Spiral concentrator
Study of Floatation cell
Study of Thickners
Study of Washability curves
Stress and strain at a point; Axial and shear stresses, Ultimate and working stresses; Relation between stress and strain, Poisson's Ratio; Two dimensional state of strain, Principle stresses and Principle planes, Mohr's Circle, Two state of strain, Principle strains and principle axis of strain; Determination of Principle strain from strain measurements; Calculation of Principle stresses from Principle strains; Composite bars in tension and compression; Thermal stresses in composite bars.
Pure bending, Bending Stresses, Section Modulus of rolled and built up sections, Composite beams, Distribution of normal and shear stresses across the section of a simple beam with vertical section of symmetry; Theory of plates.
Slope and deflection of beams by deflection methods; Area moment and conjugate beam methods, propped cantilever and fixed beams.
Physical properties of fluids; Compressible and Incompressible fluids; Newtonian and Non- Newtonian fluids.
Pressure, density and height relationships; manometer pressure on curved and plane surfaces; Centre of Pressure; Buoyancy; Stability of Immersed and Floating bodies; Fluids in relative equilibrium.
Classification of flow: Uniform and Non-Uniform; Steady and Non- Steady; Laminar and Turbulent; One, Two, Three dimensional flows; Stream lines; Streak lines; Path lines; Stream Tubes; Elementary Explanation of stream function and velocity potential; Basic idea of flow nets.
Strength of material by B.S. Punmiya
Strength of material by Ramamurtham
Fluid Mechanics by Bansal
Fluid Mechanics, F. M. White
Introduction to Acts, Rules & Regulation applicable to Mining Industry, Development of mining legislation in India.
Mines Act – 1952 & Mines Rules – 1955
Coal Mines Regulations –1957, Introduction to draft CMR-2006 & Metalliferous Mines Regulation-1961
Mine Crèche Rules 1966
Mine Vocational Training Rules- 1966
Legislation in Indian Mines (A critical Appraisal) Vol. II & I, S. D. Prasad & Prof. Rakesh
CMR-1957 & MMR-1961 L. C. Kaku.
Mines Act-1952 & Mines Rules-1955 L. C. Kaku.
Vocational Training Rules L. C. Kaku.
Mine Accidents S.J. Kejeriwal
Diode Characteristics: V-I characteristics & their temperature dependence, static & dynamic resistances, CT , CD, switching times. Special diodes – breakdown, photodiodes, LEDs, Introduction to BJT, FET, UJT & SCR. Diode Applications: Load Line concept, clippers, clampers, comparators, samplers, rectifiers & filters, voltage doublers, peak detectors. Power Supply Regulators (723, 78 XX, 79 XX)
Transistors Characteristics: The junction transistors, BJT, current components, transistors as amplifier, CB, CE & CC configurations, static & dynamic transistors characteristics, analytical expression of characteristics, transistor rating, photo transistors, logic circuits (SSI, MSI & Basic system Tc is )P.L.C.
Transistors Biasing & Thermal Stabilization : The Q point , bias stability, different biasing techniques, Stabilization against variation of Ico, VBE & β, bias compensation, biasing in linear ICs, thermal compensation, thermal runway & stability.
Transistors at low frequency: Graphical analysis, hybrid model, h-parameter conversions, analysis using h-parameters, classification of amplifier, (Class A., B,C). Emitter follower, comparison of CB, CE, CC simplified model, common emitter with emitter resister, high i/p impedance circuits, Darlington pair, bootstrapping.
Field effect transistors : The JFET, pinch off, V/I Characteristics, small signal model, MOSFET, the CS & CD amplifiers, Biasing techniques for JFET & MOSFET, FET as VDR. Introduction about sensor and transducer and their interfacing . A basic instrumentation system, transducers, controllers, microprocessors & peripherals.
Millman & Halkias, Integrated Electronics
Robert Boylested, Electronic devices & circuits.
Introduction : Advantage of DBMS approach, various view of data, data independence, schema and sub- schema, primary concepts of data models, Database languages, transaction management, Database administrator and users, data dictionary, overall system architecture.
A Silberschatz, H.F. Korth, Sudersan “Database System Concept”=, MGH Publication.
C.J. Date “An introduction to Database System”=6th ed.
Elmasri & Navathe “Foundamentals of Database system”- III ed.