Code No: 133AH R16

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B.Tech II Year I Semester Examinations, April/May - 2018
DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL DEPOSITS
(Mining Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
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Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B.

Part A is compulsory which carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Part A.
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Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit.
Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.

PART- A
(25 Marks)
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1.a) What is goaf? [2]

b) What is face? [3]
c) What is VOD? [2]
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d) What is detonating fuse? [3]

e) What is safari support? [2]
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f) What is side support? [3]

g) What is tunnel? [2]
h) What is incline? [3]
i) What is piling method? [2]
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j) What is head gear? [3]

PART- B
(50 Marks)
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2.a) Write short notes on: i) Mine ii) Mining iii) Mining Engineering.
b) Describe the different stages of mine life. [5+5]
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3.a) What are: i) Development ii) Depillaring iii) Face iv) Strike.
b) Write the essay on coal deposit of India. [5+5]
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4.a) What is churn drilling? Describe the working principle of it with a neat diagram.
b) Write short notes on: i) Detonator ii) Detonation pressure iii) NONEL. [5+5]
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5.a) What is blasting? Describe the blasting practiced in surface mining for producing of
1000 T per day.
b) Write short notes on: i) Bore hole deviation ii) Secondary blasting. [5+5]
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6.a) Write notes on: i) Powered support ii) Side stitching.

b) Write notes on: i) Wooden cog support ii) Timber support. [5+5]
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7.a) Describe the supporting system for bord and pillar method.
b) Write the method for withdrawal of supports with neat sketches. [5+5]
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 8.a) A coal seam of 3 m is being mined with shearer, face length is 150 m, panel length is
1.5 kilo metres, diameter and width of drum are 1.4 m and 0.45 m. Assume there are
3 cuts per shift of 8 hours. What will be the daily production?
b) Write the working principle of Tunnel Boring Machine with neat sketches. [5+5]
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9.a) A coal deposit of 2.5 m thick is being extracted by Bord and Pillar mining method, length
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of the blast hole and size of the faces are 1.8 m and 4.2 m × 2.5 m and pull per blast is
1 m. Determine output per blast?
b) What are the modern methods for tunnelling and drifting? Describe them with neat
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sketch. [5+5]

10.a) Explain the procedure for deepening of shaft from 300 m to 350 m for reach below seam.
b) Describe the method for dealing of water with neat diagram. [5+5]
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11.a) Write the following: i) Ventilation arrangement ii) Lighting arrangement.
b) Describe the modern method for driving the shaft of 6 m diameter. [5+5]
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