Wei Victor Liu, PhD, PEng
Fall Term 2024 (1890)
MIN E 414 - Underground Mining Methods
3 units (fi 8)(FIRST, 3-0-3/2)
Methods and applications in underground excavation and tools to select equipment for underground drilling and loading processes. Methodology to examine shape, size and orientation effects, as well as support requirements, in the design of underground mine opening. Methods include room-and-pillar, sublevel stoping and caving, vertical crater retreat, block caving, selective methods for vein mines, and underground coal mining systems. Labs include software-based design problems dealing with underground mining methods selection, visualization and optimization. Prerequisites: MIN E 323, MIN E 324 and MIN E 325 or consent of Instructor.
LECTURE A1 (46812)
2024-09-03 - 2024-12-09
MWF 10:00 - 10:50
LAB D51 (46813)
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-20
F 14:00 - 16:50
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-04
F 14:00 - 16:50
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-18
F 14:00 - 16:50
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-01
F 14:00 - 16:50
2024-11-22 - 2024-11-22
F 14:00 - 16:50
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-06
F 14:00 - 16:50
Winter Term 2025 (1900)
MIN E 330 - Mine Transport and Plant Engineering
3 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)
Underground and surface mine transport systems, including truck haulage, free steered vehicles, rail haulage, wire rope hoisting, belt conveying, silo storage, hydraulic pipelining and pneumatic conveying. Auxiliary mining services such as electric power distribution, pumping and compressed air power. Labs include software-based design problems dealing with the materials taught in the classroom. Prerequisites: MIN E 295 and ECE 209.
LECTURE B1 (71908)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
TR 11:00 - 12:20
LAB H31 (71909)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
W 14:00 - 16:50
MIN E 630 - Underground Mining and Bulk Materials Handling
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-1S-0)
This course covers underground mining methods and associated bulk materials handling methods. Sublevel stoping, vertical crater retreat mining, raise mining, room-and-pillar mining (hard and soft rock), longwall and shortwall mining, sublevel caving, block caving, cut-and-fill stoping, and shrinkage stoping. Bulk materials handling methods, silos, belt conveyors, slurry transport, mine hoisting, and underground trucks. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor.
LECTURE B1 (79017)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
R 14:00 - 16:50
SEMINAR J1 (79018)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
01:00 - 01:00