8 – 12 June 2015
Course fee: R14 900.00
EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
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Course objectives
To study and practice:
• Advanced manual and computerised techniques for the selection of the most efficient and economical spread of equipment and general layout;
• Equipment economics and earthwork cost evaluation analysis; and
• Planning and managing earth moving projects.
Who should attend
This five-day postgraduate level course (MINN7080), which has been in high demand for many years now, is aimed at engineers and technicians
at technical and managerial levels involved in the various stages of surface mining and civil engineering projects – planning, execution and project
management.
The course is also offered for degree purposes by the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Course content
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Soil and rock properties
Principles of earth moving machine design
Machine-job applicability and performance
Rock drilling and blasting principles
Rock ripping and dozing
Earth loading methods
Earth hauling and conveying equipment
Computerised truck dispatch and GPS earth moving applications
Optimising system and job layout selection by advanced manual and
computerized techniques
• Safety on site
Delegates will also study and personally practice the most updated
computer programmes such as Talpac by Runge, FPC, etc. on their own
laptops for:
• Machine and earth moving simulation
• Optimising system selection
• Machine and earth moving cost analysis
• Truck dispatching and GPS in earth moving applications
Course structure
The course is offered over five consecutive days and can be taken either
as part of a formal Wits qualification or as a short course. Participants
have a choice of attending the full five day course, completing a
successful assignment and writing an examination to enable them to
achieve a full Wits Certificate of Competence; or just attending the five
day course and receiving a Wits Certificate of Attendance.
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Courses
EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY AND
MANAGEMENT
Course fee: R14 900.00
Course lecturer
The lecturer is Prof. Zvi Borowitsh of the Israel Institute of Technology and the Wits School of Mining Engineering, who has extensive
academic experience as well as in managing and consulting for large-scale earth moving projects. He specialises in mine excavation, loading and
haulage optimisation.
Accreditation
This is a formal course (MECN 7080) in the postgraduate programme of the School of Mining Engineering. The course has been accredited by ECSA
for CPD purposes as follows: five day attendance = 4 points, five day attendance and satisfactory completion of assignment and examination = 6 points.
Earth Moving Equipment, Technology And Management
Day 1 Monday
Day 2 Tuesday
• Earth moving as a factor in surface mining and civil engineering
projects
• Properties of soil which affect earth moving
• Basics of geo-mechanics
• Structural and volumetric changes of moved soils
• Power required for various stages of earth moving
• Resistance to motion, gradability
• The usage and interpretation of earth moving machines
performance curves
• Theory of Traction
• Predicting the performance: wheeled vs. tracked vehicles
• Fundamentals of earth moving production calculations
• Fixed and variable times, machine and fleet availability –
MTBF, MTTR
• Basics of earth moving jobs, field studies
• Principles of machinery component design
• Diesel curves and power train components, hydraulic systems,
tracks and undercarriage
• Earth moving tire management – tire selection and its effect on
production and cost, TKPH limitations, tire maintenance; nitrogen
inflated tyres
• Rock breaking – blast-hole drilling equipment and techniques
• Drilling: pneumatic vs. hydraulic drifters, down-the-hole drilling,
rock bit-types and applications
• Rock ripping techniques and production rates
• Use of seismography for predicting rippability
• Cost calculations of ripping vs. drilling and blasting (method
selection based on cost, environmental and operational
parameters)
• Bulldozer application – track and wheel type
• Types of blades and their application, bulldozer economical
application range, production calculations: manual and
computerised
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Programme Continued
Day 3 Wednesday
Day 4 Thursday
• Top loading methods and equipment
• Track and wheel type front end loaders (FEL)
• Matching FEL to haulers used, SAE ratings for FEL production
rates in load-haul-dump application, FEL variety of attachments
for excavation and material handling
• Hauling equipment and its application range
Day 5 Friday
• Principles of design of earth moving roads for optimising haulage
• Road materials and cross section; geometric designs for hauling
efficiency and safety; haul road maintenance
• Principals of fleet and site management
• Planning an efficient spread of earth moving equipment, job
scheduling and planning
• Advanced earth moving techniques: remote monitoring of earth
moving and mining equipment
• Load sensing devices for on-site monitoring of actual production
• Time and motion study
• Truck dispatch and GPS applications
• Software interpretation
• Earth moving cost: hourly owning and operation cost
• Analysing plant alternatives
• Investing in plant vs. hire options
• Overhauling or replacement by new
• Planned equipment replacement
• Principles of equipment maintenance, scheduling and recording
• Safety regulations and guidelines in earth moving sites
• Matching number of hauling to loading units for yielding
minimum cost/tonne
• Implementation of queuing theory
• Computerised simulation programs for loading and hauling by
class demonstration and student exercise (using Talpac, Dragsim
FPC)
• Scraper Applications
• Push loaded and self loading techniques (elevator, auger, pushpull type), optimum load time, performance and production rates
• Special equipment for mass excavation
• Draglines and clamshells, belt loaders and continuous mining
machines, bucket wheel excavators
• Leveling and grading equipment
• Land levelers and motor graders, automatic blade control –
conventional, GPS and laser guided
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EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY AND
MANAGEMENT
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Tel: +27 (0) 11 717 7322
E-mail: Ana-Lucia.Cheon@wits.ac.za
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R14 900.00 (VAT exempt).
The course fee to attend the full five day course is R14 900.00. These fees include
lectures, lunches and refreshments, course notes, examination and certification
costs.
Employees of companies who have a sponsoring agreement with CMMS and
TBSA (Anglo American, Anglo Platinum, ARM, Atlas Copco, Hatch Goba, Implats,
Joy Global, Sandvik and WorleyParsons) receive a 35% reduction in course
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Cancellation and refund policy
Cancellations must be sent in writing to Ana-Lucia Cheon: Centre for Mechanised
Mining Systems, Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050 or by
fax +27 (0) 86 406 3262 or email Ana-Lucia.Cheon@wits.ac.za up to 10
working days before the course. A full course fee will be charged for
cancellations received thereafter.
Direct
deposit or money transfer
Fees may be deposited directly into the Faculty of Engineering & the Built
Environment bank account.
Banking details are as follows:
First National Bank of South Africa (FNB) Braamfontein Branch, Johannesburg
Branch code 255005
Account number: 62150130260
Account name: Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
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number or delegate name(s).
Please fax or e-mail a copy of the deposit slip or transfer notice to
Ana-Lucia Cheon at +27 (0) 86 406 3262 or Ana-Lucia.Cheon@wits.ac.za
Participants will not be allowed to attend the course if payment has not been
received.
Venue
Professional Development Hub (PDH) Building
University of the Witwatersrand
92 Empire Road (Opposite the KPMG building)
Corner Empire Road and Jan Smuts Avenue Braamfontein
Registration
Ana-Lucia Cheon
Tel: +27 (0) 11 717 7322
Email: Ana-Lucia.Cheon@wits.ac.za