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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHAKAL<br />
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MN404 MINERAL PROCESSING LABORATORY (0-0-3) 2<br />
A total <strong>of</strong> 10 to 12 experiments shall be carried out pertaining to the subject.<br />
MN 411 ROCK FRAGMENTATION ENGINEERING (3-0-0) 3 PREREQ: MN202<br />
Drillability indices. Specific energy. Drilling costs. Determination <strong>of</strong> drill availability and utilization.<br />
Bulk explosive systems. Substitutes for explosives. Blast design. Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> rock fragmentation due<br />
to blasting. Fragmentation prediction and assessment. Theory <strong>of</strong> shaped charges. Recent advances in<br />
blasting techniques in both underground and surface mines. Special techniques <strong>of</strong> blasting. Underwater<br />
blasting. Environmental effects and their control. Controlled blasting techniques. Economic evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />
blasting operations.<br />
Konya, C.G. Blast design.<br />
Persson, Rock fragmentation.<br />
MN412 ROCK SLOPE ENGINEERING (3-0-0) 3<br />
Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> slope failures. Field investigations. Design <strong>of</strong> slopes - physical, empirical, probabilistic<br />
methods, analytical (limit equilibrium analysis) and numerical (continuum models, discontinuum and<br />
crack propagation models) modeling. Stabilization and reinforcement <strong>of</strong> slopes. Slope failure monitoring.<br />
Hoek, E. and Bray, J.W; Rock Slope Engineering; John Wiley & Sons; New York; 1984<br />
Brawner, C.O; Stability in surface mining, SME <strong>of</strong> USA; New York, 1982.<br />
Giani, F; Rock Slope Stability Analysis; Balkema; Rotterdam; 1992.<br />
MN413 NUMERICAL MODELLING TECHNIQUES (3-0-0) 3<br />
Development and use <strong>of</strong> numerical modeling for underground mine design. Finite element (2D and 3D).<br />
Boundary element (2D and 3D). Displacement and continuity. Rigid block. Discrete block models. Basic<br />
equations for mathematical modeling <strong>of</strong> rock mass. Formulation <strong>of</strong> static and dynamic behavior <strong>of</strong> rock<br />
mass. Elastic-linear and non-linear, elastoplastic and time dependent rheological models. Numerical<br />
modeling <strong>of</strong> mine roadways. Convergence prediction for roadways.<br />
Kidybinski A. & Kwasniewski M. (Eds); Modelling <strong>of</strong> Mine Structures, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1988.<br />
Kidybinski A. & Dubinski J. (Eds); Strata Control in Deep Mines, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1990.<br />
MN421 MINE ECONOMICS (3-0-0) 3<br />
<strong>National</strong> mineral resources. <strong>National</strong> mineral policy and strategies for development <strong>of</strong> mining industry.<br />
Resource conservation. <strong>Technology</strong> import, taxation, royalty and subsidies. Mineral trade. Concept <strong>of</strong><br />
derivatives in mineral trade. Pricing mechanism <strong>of</strong> minerals. Sampling. Estimation <strong>of</strong> reserves.<br />
Valuation <strong>of</strong> mines and mineral properties, Life <strong>of</strong> a mining project. Project evaluation. Determination <strong>of</strong><br />
optimum size <strong>of</strong> mine. Risk analysis in mineral investment decisions.<br />
Alwyn E. Annels, Mineral Deposit Evaluation: A Practical Approach, Chapman Hall, 1991.<br />
Deshmukh R.T. Mine and Mineral Economics, Emdee Publishers, 1986.<br />
MN425 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (3-0-0) 3<br />
Concepts, definitions and taxonomy <strong>of</strong> knowledge; value <strong>of</strong> knowledge in an organization. Managing<br />
knowledge in organization: need, drivers(knowledge- based, technology- based; process-based and people<br />
centric); Approaches for managing knowledge in organizations, Developing a KM frame work; KM<br />
system components and implementation strategies; KM models(Boynton and Nonaka);Knowledge<br />
Mapping; Knowledge Architecture;Related applications: Competitive intelligence, Environment<br />
scanning, knowledge/ information Audit, KM metrics and techniques for measuring knowledge; costs and<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> KM programs in organizations. Role <strong>of</strong> knowledge Managers in an organization; case studies<br />
<strong>of</strong> KM in: sevice firms, core industry, IT firms and others<br />
Sudhir Warier E; Knowledge Management, vikas Publishing Hourse Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi,2003<br />
Archana Shukla and R. Srinivasan, Designing Knowledge Management Architecture: How to implement<br />
successful knowledge Management Programms, Response books, New Delhi, 2002<br />
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