MINE-3674: Explosives and Rock Fragmentation
Description: Rock fragmentation for excavation; drilling fragmentation, rock drilling systems; blasting fragmentation, types and properties of commercial explosives and accessories, system of initiation, design of blasting rounds, applications in mining and construction, structural damage criteria, overbreak control, safe practice and regulations; fragmentation by excavation machines; excavation system selection and design.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 4
Average GPA: 2.68 (rounds to B-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 21.80%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.47%
| Mario G Karfakis | 2023 | 27.8% | 29.8% | 17.0% | 15.9% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 2.56 | 3 |
| Erik C Westman | 2024 | 34.4% | 37.9% | 24.1% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.02 | 1 |