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Adv Blast Des And Tech

Instructor:
Joshua Calnan
531
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Mine and Minerals Research Building
Room:
Rm.243
Semester:
Spring 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Adv Blast Des And Tech
Requisites:

Prereq: MNG 331; Engineering Standing.

Class Type:
LEC
12:00 pm
12:50 pm
Days:
MWF

This course includes advanced theory and applications of explosions, detonations, and types of explosives encountered in mining. The course investigates past explosion events in underground coal mines, explosive detonation processes in a blast hole, detailed underground blast design, specialized blasting including blast casting, construction and pre- splitting, electronic detonators, and explosions/blasting research at UKY.

This course includes advanced theory and applications of explosions, detonations, and types of explosives encountered in mining. The course investigates past explosion events in underground coal mines, explosive detonation processes in a blast hole, detailed underground blast design, specialized blasting including blast casting, construction and pre- splitting, electronic detonators, and explosions/blasting research at UKY.

MNG