EXP ENG 5112 Explosives Handling and Safety (LEC 3.0)
Basic handling & safety for explosives, explosive devices and ordnance related to laboratory handling, testing, manufacturing & storage, for both civil and defense applications
EXP ENG 6212 Theory Of High Explosives (LEC 3.0)
Study of the application of chemical thermodynamics and the hydrodynamic theory to determine the properties of high explosives; application of detonation theory to steady-state detonations in real explosives; application of the above to the blasting action of explosives.
EXP ENG 6312 Scientific Instrumentation For Explosives Testing & Blasting (LAB 2.0 and LEC 1.0)
Application of scientific principles, equipment description and operation for instrumentation of explosive events including blasting and high explosives. Topics: Set up and use of high-speed photography, motion detection and measurement, explosives properties testing, vibration measurement & analysis.
MIN ENG 3512 Mining Industry Economics (LEC 3.0)
Importance of the mineral industry to national economy, uses, distribution, and trade of economic minerals, time value of money, mineral taxation, economic evaluation utilizing depreciation, depletion, and discounted cashflow concepts, social and economical significance of mineral resources.