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  Course Description
Course Name : Transp. And Water Drainage İn Mines

Course Code : MMD311

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 2

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. A.MAHMUT KILIÇ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns about transport systems in mineral processing plants.
Chooses the best transportation machine, and project design of transport machines in mineral processing plants, underground and open pit mines.
Understands water related problems.
Designs water drainage facilities.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To teach tranportation machines in mines, choosing the best transportation machine and project design of transport machines, and to introduce water supplies and drainage systems, design of water drainage systems.

Course Contents : Mineral transport through chutes, and inclined galleries/Stationary and spiral conveyors/Chain conveyors, structure, calculation/ Rope haulage/Monorail, scrapers; application and calculation/ Load-Haul-Dump machines and their applications/Various type of loading machines/Rail haulage; cars, railway and locomotives/Power and capacity calculation/Haulage organization/Belt conveyers: elements, pulling forces, tension forces, power calculation/Water handling: main principles, origin of mine waters, underground water barrier and water doors/Pumps; piston, centrifugal and other type of pumps/Structure, application and calculation/Pumping systems, pump connections/ Air-lift pumps and their application in open-pit mines/Hydraulic transport, examples of worldwide application/ Pressure and power calculation/Camparison with other transport systems.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classrooms Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Laboratories Department of Mining Engineering,


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, Aims of minesTransportation, Classification of Transportation Systems Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
2 Introduction, Aims of minesTransportation, Classification of Transportation Systems Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
3 ,Transportation by utilizing gravity Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
4 Transportation Trailer Hitch with a never-ending hold-down; transportation via belt conveyor. Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
5 Transportation with Belt conveyors Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
6 Transportation with Chain Conveyor Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
7 Chain Conveyor Accounts Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
8 Midterm Exam Week
9 Transportation with Overhead Line (Cable Car) Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
10 Overhead Line Accounts Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
11 Transportation with Monorail and Pipeline Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
12 Discrete Transportation, Rail Transportation, Rail Transportation Accounts Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
13 Trackless Transportation, Well Transportation Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
14 Occupational Health and Safety Practices for Transportation And Water Drainage İn Mines Lecture notes and sources references indicated Lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations and face to face courses
15 Final Exam Week
16/17 Final Exam Week


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Köse H., Gürgen S., “Madenlerde su atımı”, Dokuz Eylül Ünv. Yayını, İzmir 1989, 102 p.
 Kılıç, A.M., "Madenlerde Nakliyat ve Su Atımı", Adana 2005, 172 p.
 Şimşir, F., Tatar, Ç., Özfırat, M.K., "Madenlerde Nakliyat" İzmir 207, 227 p.
 Köse, H., Gürgen, S., Madenlerde Nakliyat", İzmir 1988, 91 p.
 Internet and other up to date articles,Articles presented at the symposiums, PhD theses, Master theses
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
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 5
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 3
4 Students choose and use the appropriate analytical mehtods and modelling techniques to identify, formulate, and solve the engineering problems 4
5 Students design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results. 2
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. 5
8 Students gain the ability to work effectively both as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams. 4
9 Students use the resources of information and databases for the purpose of doing research and accesing information. 2
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. 3
12 Students use a foreign language according to the general level of European Language Portfolio B1 to communicate effectively in oral and written form. 4
13 Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 4
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. 3
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 2 26
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 2 26
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
    Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload: 62
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.48
ECTS Credit: 2