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  Course Description
Course Name : Mine Excavation And Mechanization

Course Code : MMD408

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ADEM ERSOY

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Recognises equipment and technology of the excavating machinery.
Selects proper machinery for the work.
Knows about obtaining optimum efficiency in excavating machinery.
Understands the properties affecting machinery performance.
Knows about working with excavating machinery safely.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : 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 Contents : Gallery and tunneling machines, hammers and chisels used in open and underground pits, cutting principles,rock properties that affect the efficiency of the machine

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classrooms Faculty of Engineering and Architecture


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to mechanics and mechanization of excavation Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
2 The machines that provide mechanization during coal excavation Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
3 Gallery and tunneling machinery Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
4 Excavation and loading machines used in open pit Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
5 Excavation and loading machines used in underground Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
6 Hydraulic breakers Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
7 Midterm Exam Lecture notes and cited literature references written examination
8 Pen and wedge-tipped chisels used in excavation machines Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
9 Disc cutters used for excavation and cutting machines Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
10 The star and hobnailed cutters used for excavation machines Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
11 Manufacturing of cutting tools and the effects of manufacturing factors on cutter wear Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
12 The cutter design and rock properties that effects cutter wear Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
13 Rock properties that affect the efficiency of the machine: the strength and stiffness Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
14 Rock properties that affect the efficiency of the machine:wear and tissue characteristics Lecture notes and cited literature references Powerpoint presentations and face to face courses
15 Final Exam Lecture notes and cited literature references written examination
16/17 Final Exam Lecture notes and cited literature references written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  1. Ersoy, A., 2002, Kazı Mekanizasyonu ve Teknolojisi. Çukurova Üniversitesi Yayınları, 180 sayfa, Adana.
 2. Bilgin, N., 1989, İnşaat ve Maden Mühendisleri için Uygulamalı Kazı Mekaniği. Birsen Yayınevi, 192 s., İstanbul.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 13 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Students gain adequate knowledge about the engineering fields in the branches of mathematics, physical sciences or their own branches 4
2 Students follow the current developments in their fields with a recognition of the need for lifelong learning and constantly improve themselves 4
3 Students use the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, physical sciences and their fields for engineering solutions 4
4 Students choose and use the appropriate analytical mehtods and modelling techniques to identify, formulate, and solve the engineering problems 3
5 Students design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results. 4
6 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 3
7 Students choose and use the modern technical tools necessary for engineering practice. 4
8 Students gain the ability to work effectively both as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams. 3
9 Students use the resources of information and databases for the purpose of doing research and accesing information. 3
10 Students follow the scientific and technological developments in recognition of the need for lifelong learning, and continuously keep their knowledge up to date. 2
11 Students use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the European Computer Driving Licence. 2
12 Students use a foreign language according to the general level of European Language Portfolio B1 to communicate effectively in oral and written form. 1
13 Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 3
14 Students become informed of professional and ethical responsibility. 3
15 Students develop an awareness as regards project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; and the legal implications of engineering applications. 4
16 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
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 3 39
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 2 26
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 13 1 13
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4
    Final Exam 1 4 4
Total Workload: 86
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.44
ECTS Credit: 3