Explosives engineering 701


 
Module code PRX 701
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

History of explosives, types of explosives: primary and secondary explosives, thermodynamics of detonation, strength of explosives. Methods and techniques, explosive initiating systems, application of explosives in rock breaking; the effects of geology and drilling. Surface and underground blasting, controlled blasting, vibration control, air blast. Ethics and regulatory compliance. Equipment and calculations.

Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 10 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Mining Engineering
Period of presentation Semester 1 or Semester 2

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