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Soil-Machine Interaction Studies on Deep Sea-bed Polymetallic Nodule Mining SystemsBy K. Srinivas, K.V. Shanker & P. Balamadeswaran, Dept. of Mining Engg., Anna Univ., Chennai-25.

PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR R & D GRANT

Submitted to

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI(Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India)

PROJECT TITLE : Soil- Machine Interaction Studies onDeep Sea-bed Polymetallic NoduleMining Systems

Name and Address of : Department of Mining EngineeringPrincipal Implementing College of EngineeringAgency Anna University, Chennai – 600 025, India

Name of Project Leader / : Dr. K. Srinivas, ProfessorCo-ordinator

Name of Co-Investigators : Dr. K.V. Shanker, Professor & HeadMr. P. Balamadeswaran, Lecturer

1.0 INTRODUCTION

After air, water and food, minerals are the essential requirement of mankind.

As minerals are not uniformly distributed throughout the world, all nations are not

equally bestowed with the mineral wealth. Minerals contribute substantially to the

industrial growth and economy of man kind in general and any country in particular.

Most of the rich inland mineral resources (known and explored) are fast depleting as

population and per-capita mineral consumption are continuously increasing with the

industrial development and quality of life of people. Hence, the dependence, of the

man kind, on the deep sea bed mineral resources will become inevitable in the years

to come. Therefore, Deep-sea mining has attracted the attention of several research

groups world over during the recent times. The research is still in experimental stage

and commercial exploitation of these deep sea bed minerals is not yet a reality

because of the several unanswered technical and environment related questions.

Hence there is every need for substantial research to find solutions to these

questions.

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The undersea sulphur rich Polymetallic sulphide deposits indicate that, these

are produced in underwater volcanic regions by "black smokers." These blacksmokers are formed when sea water seeps into the porous sea bottom, gets heated

by volcanic activity and re-emerges through vents carrying dissolved minerals. When

the hot water hits the cold sea floor water, the minerals precipitate, creating chimney-

like towers called black smokers. Over a period of time, these towers collapse andaccumulate to form ore deposits, some of which are rich in Manganese, Copper,

Cobalt, Nickel, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Platinum, etc.

Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) along with other

organisations {such as Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)have identified numerous sites rich in manganese nodules, cobalt-rich manganese

crusts and Polymetallic massive sulphides at the deep sea beds in the Exclusive

Economic Zones (EEZs) of twelve SOPAC countries and concluded that the mineral

resources of the sea bed are tremendous. They estimated the above deposits to beabout- 200 million tonnes in the Central Cook Waters; 200 million tonnes in the three

seamount selected Marshall Waters and 500 thousand tonnes around the triple

junction of the North Fiji Basin.

Availability of these mineral resources prompt development of suitable mining

technology to exploit the resources. To accomplish this challenging objective and

make deep sea bed mining sustainable and economically viable, we have to identify

the technical and environmental problems that are likely to be encountered and findcheaper and practical solutions to the same. This is certainly difficult and not an easy

task. However, clear definition of the problems and attacking the same in a logical

sequence with dedication and perseverance will certainly facilitate accomplishing the

objectives.

The well known and thoroughly understood inland mining technology and

tools and equipments with suitable modifications can be adopted for deep ocean

mining for development of deep sea mining systems. At present the focus in India is

to mine polymetallic nodules from the soft deep ocean floor having shear strength 2-5 kPa and for a depth of 5000 m. In the future the activities will be broadened to

mining of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich manganese crust on hard (2-30

MPa) sea floors. The involvement of land based mining and related engineers in the

estimationof forces acting on different devices simulating deep sea mining conditions

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will provide directions in the development of efficient collectors suitable for various

deep sea bed conditions. Such studies will also provide inputs on prediction of life ofvarious components considering wear, fatigue etc. in the deep oceans.

Soil-machine interaction studies in the areas of polymetallic nodule collection

with emphasis on finding out the various mechanisms and resisting & assisting

forces that are likely to be encountered during collection of manganese nodules hasbeen proposed for this first phase of research.

The project also aims at developing a platform for deep sea mining research

in Anna University with partial funding from the University. The expertise and

facilities available with the University in the fields of Mining Machinery, RockMechanics, Mining Economics etc will be useful for their Research project and also

for carrying out further research in the future.

2.0 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL STATUS ON POLYMETALLIC NODULES2.1. NATIONAL

The Department of Ocean Development, Government of India took initiative

towards the development and use of marine non-living resources for the socio-

economic benefit of the society. As a result, Indian Oceanographic VesselR.V.Gaveshni collected the first sample of polymetallic nodules from the Indian

Ocean in 1981. India was also registered as first Pioneer Investor in August, 1987

along with Japan, France and the Soviet Union (now Russia). India has surveyed an

area of nearly 4 million sq km in the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB). Thisresulted in the identification of two mine sites, each 150,000 sq km area with equal

commercial grade (Cu+Ni+Co wt%) and abundance (kg/sq m) of nodules by

Preparatory Commission (PREPCOM) for the International Sea Bed Authority

(ISBA), in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) as shown in Fig.1. However, one ofthe mine site of 150, 000 sq km has been allotted to India and as per the condition

of the ISBA, 50 % of the remaining area has been relinquished to this body. India is

the only country allocated a mine site in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) while all

others are in Pacific Ocean.

Polymetallic nodules are Fe-Mn oxide deposits, which are usually in potato

shape, porous, black earthy colour with size ranging from 2 to 10 cm in diameter.

Normally, nodules occur at nearly 4 to 5 km depth in the deep oceans and they take

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one million year to grow to one millimetre. Polymetallic nodules from Indian mines

were earlier collected using the conventional dredging systems. Later, a remotelyoperated underwater mining system with collector module, lifting module and

instrumentation & control systems was designed and developed in 1990 at the

Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Durgapur. This has

been initiated to test the concepts and to generate some of the basic data and tounderstand the functional and operational needs of the system and its sub-systems.

Fig. 1 Area allotted to India for Polymetallic NodulesExploration and Exploitation in Indian Ocean

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This underwater mining system as shown in Fig.2, with a capacity of 100

tonnes/day, a remotely operable crawler based collector module, a bucket-in-pipe

based lifting module and control module with required instrumentation was

developed and tested in the field. Here, the performance of the sub systems was

also evaluated on land and subsequently on-shore shallow test basin. In addition,

various basic concepts of nodule mining were also studied at laboratory extensively.

After evaluating the field and laboratory results, a mining system module consisting

of the components such as a crawler vehicle, a mechanical screw type collecting

head, a bucket elevator, a crusher and a pump was developed. Here, a continuous

chain-bucket assembly passing over two pulleys was the main component of the

system. Entanglement of the buckets was avoided by running them through two

vertical pipes.

In 1993, CMERI started the development of a Remotely Operated Vehicle

(ROV) for visual inspection of selected areas, remote cleaning using water jets,

mapping and photo documentation of marine growth, detection and measurement of

cracks in the sea bed, corrosion damage & denting of the mining system, etc. After

successful completion of further tests at deep waters, it is planned to modify this

ROV to support the proposed shallow bed mining system development.

1 – Mining vessel; 2 – Buoyant elements; 3 – Lifting pipe/ Flexible Riser; 4 – Buffer; 5 – Flexible pipe;

6 – Self-propelled collector

Fig.2 Concept of Polymetallic Nodule Mining System

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In 1996, India reoriented its polymetallic nodule development programmes to

establish the technologies in a phased manner with the initial efforts to demonstrate

shallow bed mining in Indian sea bed up to 500 m depth. For the mining technology

demonstration in Indian sea, the required offshore infrastructure (ships, launching

systems, dynamic positioning systems) has been established at National Institute of

Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai in India. Facilities for assembly and integration

of mining machinery, hyperbaric testing of components and subsystems and other

essential testing facilities have been established. This institute has integrated, tested

and evaluated the performance of an underwater mining system with a crawler

based mining machine and flexible riser system initially at 410 m water depth

(Deepak et al, 2001) and later with an enhanced system using a dynamically

positioned vessel at more than 500 m depth (Deepak et al, 2007). Development of

the complex deep sea mining technology from 5000- 6000 m depth is planned in

different phases in a progressive manner through multi-institutional participation

keeping in mind intermediate applications and spin off benefits of developed

technologies.(Muthunayagam, 1999).

2.2 INTERNATIONAL2.2.1. CHINA

China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA) was established

and registered in 1991 to coordinate the activities of deep sea bed exploration and

exploitation in China. It was allotted an area of 150, 000 km2 in the Pacific region.

COMRA has studied and tested the technology and equipment of collecting and

hoisting the deep-sea polymetallic nodules and the remote measuring & controlling

system during the "8th Five Year" (1991-1995) and "9th Five Year" (1996-2000) plan.

It has developed a hydraulic principle-based hybrid nodule collector which was

simple in structure, reliable in operation, high in collecting rate. It is suitable to move

on the soft sediments of the sea floor. A number of ways of hoisting the nodules

have also been studied. Remote measurement and control of the collector, real-time

data collecting and processing of the hoisting system have been developed. After

completing the comprehensive test of the whole system at a depth of 150 m in the

first half of 2001, COMRA is currently working on the following objectives:

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1. To develop 6000 m submarine manned vehicle;

2. To fulfil the sea-trial of the mining system of the polymetallic nodule;

3. To carry out study on the technology of processing and utilizing deep

sea resources including gene resources of deep-sea organisms.

For accomplishing the above work, a new laboratory for the miner test and a

new installation for the lifting test were built up in 2006. The laboratory consists of a

basin (50×50×5m), a workshop, global positioning system and data collecting

system. The research work done in China involves participation of many universities

like Central South University, Changsha, Changsha Research Institute of Mining and

Metallurgy, Changsha etc.

2.2.2. KOREA

Korean Ocean Research & Development Institute (KORDI) was established in

1973 to perform basic and applied research to promote the efficient use of coastal

and ocean resources in the Korea’s seas and the open oceans of South Pacific

region. However, a full scale exploration for sea-bed mineral resources was

instituted in 1992. The prospective 150,000 km2 mining area within the Clarion-

Clipperton Fracture Zone was allocated to Korea in 1994, and the 75,000 km2

exclusive exploration area was ultimately determined in 2002. In 2007, using

accumulated nodule and environmental data, a 40,000 km2 priority mining area was

selected and a basic environmental map was made for the area. The Deep-sea

Resources Research Division has also completed an on-site test of the 6000 m

deep-sea camera system equipped with deep tow side scan sonar that was

developed using own technology. The camera system employs an optical

communication system that allows clearer images of deep-sea beds. Research and

development of deep seabed mining system is being done at Korea Ocean

Research and Development Institute, Daejeon (KORDI). A deep sea bed mining

vehicle has been developed and shallow water testing is planned in 2009. Facilities

for In addition, an on-site test of a 30 m scale lifting pumping system for Manganese

nodules was successfully completed by Korea Institute for Geo-resources and

Mining (KIGAM), Daejeon. The research and development activities are supported

by Universities like University of Hanyang, Seoul, Hongik University, Chungnam

National University and Sungkyunkwan University. Facilities for study of pick up

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devices (hydraulic) and mining vehicle test bay with bentonite bed for simulating the

deep sea bed have been developed.

2.2.3. GLOBAL STATUSAfter 1960, exploration and exploitation of marine deposits was systematically

growing, more and more diverse resources being retrieved from increasingly greater

depths, at increasingly longer distances from the shore. The group of deep-sea

polymetallic resources, encompassing polymetallic sulphide ores as well as deep-

sea nodules and cobalt-rich crusts, was intensively studied. Predominantly theimportant minerals which are possessing high concentrations in sulphide and

manganese oxide ores are studied for their commercial viability. The comparison

between the estimated magnitude of the deep-sea deposits of those metals and their

terrestrial resources shows the first, particularly those of Mn, Ni, Mo, Co and Ag tobe several times higher than the other metals such as Au, Cu, Zn and Pt. The

U.S.based industrial consortia were then most active in R & D in the '70s. The

earliest R & D, some with at-sea tests, has been conducted by 4 international

consortia or groups composed of companies from the U.S., Canada, the UnitedKingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan

and France. However, information about the technologies from these efforts has

scarcely been made available in the public domain, and some technologies mayhave already become outdated. Efforts were not continued by these consortia as

they found that some of the laws subsequently enforced by the International Seabed

Authority were not favourable to them (Handschuh, 2001).

In 1987, based on the new international legal order and in accordance withthe principles and procedures of application and claim registration, the pioneerinvestor status was granted to Deep Ocean Resources Development Company(DORD), acting on behalf of the government of Japan; IFREMER/AFERNOD, actingon behalf of the government of France; YUZHMORGEOLOGIYA, acting on behalf ofthe government of the Soviet Union (and later on behalf of the government ofRussia), and Department of Ocean Development acting on behalf of the governmentof India. The remaining investors registered their claims within the Clarion-Clippertonfield in the Pacific, such area housing also claims of a number of consortia, the so-called potential investors: Ocean Mining Associates (OMA), Ocean MiningIncorporation (OMI), and Lockheed Martin System Co. Incorporation (LMS),

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representing interests of developed western countries. In 1990 and 1991, thepioneer investor’s status was granted to COMRA (acting on behalf of thegovernment of China) and to Inter Ocean Metal (IOM), respectively, their claim areasbeing situated in the Clarion - Clipperton field. The similar status was also granted toKORDI, acting on behalf of the government of Republic of Korea, in 1994. During XIInternational Seabed Authority Annual Session in 2005, the Germany registered theirclaim area in western part of Clarion - Clipperton ore field (German Federal Institutefor Geosciences and Natural Resources). In addition to the registered pioneer areasassigned to the pioneer investors, the Clarion-Clipperton field encompasses alsomineable areas under the United Nations jurisdiction.

Since 1994, after the Convention on the Law of the Sea Treats MineralResources on the sea floor and in the subsoil thereof in the high seas had enteredinto force, activities of the registered pioneer investors within the so-calledInternational Seabed Area have been coordinated by the International SeabedAuthority (ISA).

India, Japan, Korea, and China are currently active in their national deep-ocean mining program. Japan's R & D program started in 1981, but the at-sea testplan has been delayed for many years. An at-sea test of a subsystem has beencarried out on a seamount in the Pacific in 1997. The details of the tests were notpublished .

3.0 NEED FOR PROPOSED STUDYIndia is not endowed with all the requisite mineral resources inland to

continuously meet the present and future defence and other requirements of thenation especially in metals like Cobalt and Nickel to a great extent and Copper andManganese to some extent. It is, therefore, imperative to achieve the best use ofavailable mineral resources through scientific methods of mining, beneficiation andeconomic utilisation. In addition, attempts should always be made to ensureindigenous availability of basic and strategic minerals to avoid disruption of coreindustrial production in times of international strife. This directs us in favour ofexploration and exploitation of rich mineral resource from sea bed by ocean mining.

Field experimentation of deep sea mining has been started in the site allottedto India by PREPCOM for the ISBA in CIOB. Continuous mining concept by using

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surface vessel, riser systems (rigid pipe or flexible riser), buffer, flexible conduit andself-propelled seafloor miner seems to be most prospective technology forcommercial production of polymetallic nodules in the first instance. A self-propelledseafloor collector is a prerequisite for realization of continuous nodules from 5,000 mwater depth. To make this mining economically viable, design of reliable and highlyefficient deep sea bed collector which can be operated precisely is essential. Thiscollector should also consume low specific energy to make deep sea bed miningeconomically viable without bogging down at the soft sea floor.

The collector should be capable of being put into action on varying sea floorconditions viz. various strength & other properties of sea floor, depth of water,gradient of the sea floor, density of occurrence of nodules (abundance), size &density of the nodules, etc. This depends on the type and other design & operatingparameters of the collector. The influencing operating and design parameters of thecollector respectively are speed of the vehicle, speed of the mining device, tineangle, depth of penetration, pitch, gap between the tines of the collector, number ofstrokes per unit time, etc.

In summary, efficient and environmental friendly deep sea bed miningrequires a detailed study on the “collector and ground interaction”, the force requiredto be applied under varying conditions based on the resistances required to beovercome while operating the mining vehicle and selection of the optimum operatingparameters. This project is aimed at studying the above parameters /to facilitateefficient design of deep sea bed collectors’ life of the components based on wear,fatigue, etc. An experimental set up with handling facilities will be developed for thestudies. New pick up methods will also be evaluated and realised based oninteraction with NIOT and studies can be done for forces acting on the system andpick up efficiency.

4.0 OBJECTIVES & SCOPEMineral deposits that are located mostly on or under the deep seabed are to

be excavated in the years to come to meet the overall mineral demand. The depositsof consolidated minerals in nodules, vein, tabular, or massive form, which mayextend for considerable depth into the bedrock, also exist at some areas. However,the mining system used will depend largely on the properties of the sea bed & itsgradient, mode of occurrence of the deposit, ease with which the material may be

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excavated and removed from its surrounding environment, concentration, the waterdepth and the ocean climate in the area of operations.

The Project aims at systematic and scientific investigation of influence of theproperties of the sea bed, depth of water, gradient of the sea floor, density ofoccurrence of nodules (abundance), size & density of the nodules, etc. operatingparameters on the operation of the deep sea bed collector. This objective would beachieved by studying the ground and mining vehicle interaction by analyticalmethods, scaled model studies and numerical modelling.

It also aims at determination of optimum operating parameters for maximizingthe efficiency of the collector in different soil conditions studying the interaction ofsoil-collector and Hydrodynamic resistances encountered during mining operations.

5.0 MISSION AND VISION FOR RESEARCH AND ESTABLISHMENT OFFACILITIES

5.1 MissionTo carryout basic and applied research in the area of Deep Sea Mining

Technology and to develop facilities and expertise in this area by establishing astate-of-the-art laboratory. These studies will provide necessary inputs relating tovarious forces acting and flow rates required for the design and analysis of wear &fatigue of deep sea mining components.

5.2 Vision1. To establish an advanced Research Laboratory in the area of deep sea

mining to facilitate carrying out continuous Research and Developmentactivities on various aspects of it including design of mining systems(encompassing the other sub systems) which will have less impact onocean environment and to ultimately culminate in establishing a Centre ofAdvanced Studies to facilitate carrying out basic and applied research incomprehensive Deep Sea Mining Technology.

2. To establish contacts with various research groups, working on deep seamining, located world over and to share, augment and develop new andappropriate technology in the field of deep sea mining.

3. To develop expertise in deep sea mining by utilising the available landbased mining expertise in the department in the fields of rock mechanics,mining machinery, mine economics, mine environment and other

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associated fields. The persons associated with the project in the long runwill be allied in development of systems for deep sea mining and variousinter-related processes to scientifically exploit the deep sea bed mineralresources and there by help in the economic growth of the country.

4. To equip the sea bed mining industry of the present and future byproviding practical exposure to the students of mining engineering.

5. Based on the requirements, establish a integrated deep-sea vehicle testbasin in the future (as shown in Fig. 7)

6. Help in developing appropriate statute for deep sea mining.

6.0 METHODOLOGY6.1 Development of Test Facilities

Laboratory test facilities will be developed and established to simulate andcarryout scale model studies by simulating varying deep sea bed conditions to studythe influences of various aspects of collector-ground interaction under varying hydro-dynamic conditions along with different operating parameters to improve the overallefficiency of collector. An acrylic test tank of 12 X 2 x 3 m (L X B x H), to simulatevarying deep sea bed conditions, would be designed, fabricated and established.This tank will have all facilities like Bentonite handling and mixing devices. A steelstructured track for the movement of the collector will be provided along the tank.

This tank will be projecting one meter above the ground and the remainingtwo meters will be below the ground level. An inspection pit will be provided alongthe full length (on one side) of the acrylic tank to facilitate physical observation andrecording of the operation of the collector in the tank.

This tank will be based in a temporary laboratory building provided with anElectric Overhead Travelling (EOT) crane of 5.0 t capacity. The forces required to beapplied, based on the collector and ground interaction under varying groundconditions by varying the operating parameters like speed of the movement of thecollector, digging angle, digging depth, inclination of the ground, depth of water,nodule concentration (abundance), density & size of the nodules, design of thecollector like efficiency (gap between the tines of the collector), number of strokesper unit time, etc would be assessed. These aspects also would be studied bynumerical simulation for comparison and modification.

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6.2 Details of Experimental InvestigationsThe laboratory studies consist of Scaled Model Studies and Computer

Modelling.

6.2.1. Scaled model studiesThe important design aspects of the collector are studied, in detail, through

laboratory scale model tests. Using the laws of similitude, scaled models will bedesigned. Assembly and fabrication of the various elements of the setup will becarried out at the University under the guidance of NIOT. The objective of thesedesigns will be:

To establish the soil testing facility to determine various Physico-mechanicalproperties of sea bed on which performance of the pick up device depends.

To generate soil conditions similar to those existing in the sea-bed.

To study the design aspects of the collector.

To determine the influence of various operating parameters on the efficiencyof the collector and specific energy consumption.

To establish optimum operating parameters for different types of collectors.

To propose the most efficient collector for various soil conditions and waterdepth by studying the resistances offered while operating the collector.

To test the pick up device assembly in the identical under water soilconditions by a proto type collector (Fig. 3a & 3b)

To validate the design proposed using the computational and experimentalinvestigations of soil - tool interaction studies.

Fig. 3.a Mechanical tined Pick Up Device

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Fig. 3.b Hydraulic Pick up Devices

6.2.2. Computer modellingThis involves generation of computer models for various pick up device setup

configurations, simulating the soil conditions, modelling the collector andunderstanding the effect of the soil condition on the pick up device performanceunder varying operating conditions as it varies with soil characteristics during theoperation at the sea bed.

7.0 DETAILS OF BUDGETDetails of the budget are given under eight headings, namely – Equipment,

Manpower, Laboratory space, Furniture; Books, Journals, Training & Travel;Consumables, Contingencies and Institutional Overhead Charges.

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7.1. EquipmentS.

No.Description and technical specifications

QuantityName and

address of thesupplier

Indigenousor

imported

Approx.cost

ForeignExchange

ComponentRemarks

I. Instruments and Devicesi (a) Test tank with structural frame, top

rails, Carriage, Motors, VariableSpeed Controls etc.

1To be

fabricated/procuredbased on tenders

Indigenous 25.00 NilFor simulating field conditions in thelaboratory and carrying out lab. Tests andexperimentations.

(b) Bentonite mixing machine, Bentonitehandling devices, Hoppers forstorage of Nodules etc.

1 Set ,, Indigenous 7.00 Nil To simulate different deep sea bed conditionsin the laboratory and conducting tests.

(c) Control Room with control panel andfacility for electronics storage 1 ,, Indigenous 5 Nil For data acquisition and control

iiDeep sea bed Collector and it’saccessories to be supplied by NIOT* 1 ,, Indigenous 0 Nil

For carrying out laboratory experiments bysimulating deep sea bed conditions to studythe interaction between the collector and thedeep sea bed of different properties.

iii Pump, Sump, Valves, Piping installations,Miscellaneous. --- ,, Indigenous 30.00 Nil To store the required water, fill the test tank,

empty it, etc.iv Load Cells / Torque Transducers 4 ,, Indigenous 5.00 Nil To measure the load applied on the deep

sea bed by the collector.v

Balances and Other instruments. 1 set ,, Indigenous 3.00 Nil

To weigh the amount of nodules collected perunit time and measure the efficiency of thecollector under different deep sea bedconditions.

vi Underwater Speed Sensors and StopWatches 2 sets ,, Indigenous 1.00 Nil To measure the speed of the collector

vii Flow meters 2 ,, Indigenous 2.00 Nil To measure the flow of the collected slurry bythe collector.

viii Underwater Cameras along with Pan &Tilt devices 2 sets ,, Indigenous 3.00 Nil To record the facts while excavating under

water from two different directions.ix HID lamps / HMI lamps (24,000 lumens) 2 ,, Imported 12.00 12.00 To increase visibility of the collector operation

for recording with the cameras.x Travelling Microscope 1 ,, Imported 4.00 4.00 To measure the wear of the collector bucket

blade / teeth.xi Software for Statistically Designed

Experiments, Resistance studiesDesign, Data Acquisition and Control, .

2 ,, Indigenous 30.00 NilFor numerical simulation of the under water collectorand ground interaction and to design variousinfluencing parameters.

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II. Equipment and instruments to measure various Physico-Mechanical properties of sea bed material

1Direct Shear Apparatus 1 M/s AIMIL/equivalent Indigenous

45.00

Nil

To determineShear strength

2 Servo Controlled TriaxialApparatus

1,,

Indigenous Nil Triaxial strength and calculate shear strength

3. Block Vibrator 1 ,, Indigenous Nil Consolidation of sample4. Consolidation Apparatus 1 ,, Indigenous Nil - do-

5. Pressure plate extractor 1,,

Indigenous Nil Extract moisture from the sample

6. Infra red moisture metre 1,,

Indigenous Nil Measure moisture content

7. Flame Photometer 1,,

Indigenous Nil Chemical analysis

8. pH meter 1,,

Indigenous Nil Measure pH of sample

9. Electrical Conductivity Meter 1,,

Indigenous Nil Measure Electrical conductivity of sample

10. Miscellaneous equipment 1,,

Indigenous Nil ---

III. Data Acquisition SystemsHardware & Software (includingComputers, field laptops), Printers /Supporting Peripherals andAccessories

--- HP Indigenous 6.00 NilFor carrying out numerical Simulation and otherdesign works, Preparation of the reports,publications, field visits, etc.

IV. Electrical Over Head Mobile crane(hoist system over the tank) 1 Indigenous 12.00 Nil For handling the machines on the deep sea bed

simulator tankTotal 190 16.00

* To be supplied by NIOT

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7.2. MANPOWER (Salaries)(Rupees in Lakhs)

S.No. Position Qualification No. of

Persons

Amount(Man Months)

PurposeYearTotal

I II III

1. ResearchOfficer

B.E in Mining,Mechanical orCivil Engg.(@ Rs. 20,000PM per personduring I year, Rs.22,000 PM duringII year and Rs.24,000 PM)

2 4.80(24)

5.28(24)

5.76(24)

15.84(72)

One each for conductingthe field & laboratorywork and NumericalSimulation, LiteratureReview, Visits to otherInstitutions, Purchase,Maintenance of recordsand registers, accounts,etc.

2. Mechanic ITIMechanic/Fitter(@ RS. 10,000PM during I year,Rs. 11,000 PMduring II year andRs. 12,000 PM)

1 1.20(12)

1.32(12)

1.44(12)

3.96(36)

To carry out thefabrication work in thelaboratory, installation,operation andmaintenance ofequipment

3. Laboratoryassistant /Attendar

Higher SecondaryCertificate(@ RS. 8,000 PMper person duringI year, Rs. 9,000PM during II yearand Rs. 10,000PM)

2 1.92(24)

2.16(24)

2.40(24)

6.48(72)

To help in installing theequipment, carryoutmanual unskilled work,filling the tanks, emptyingthem, etc.

Total 5 7.92(60)

8.76(60)

9.60(60)

26.28(180)

7.3 Underwater Excavation Simulation Laboratory Building*(Rupees in Lakhs)

Sl.No. Description

Size(L X W X H)

in m

FloorAream2

CostRemarks

1. Excavator-Soil InteractionSimulation Laboratory(Industrial RCC / ShieldShed)

18.2 X 10 x7.0 182

75.00

To provide temporaryshelter to the

experimental setup fromthe weather and toaccommodate theinstruments and

equipment required forthe project

2. Instrumentation andnumerical simulation cubiclesincluding stores 5 X 10 X 3.5 50

3. Electrical and plumbing worksalong with lighting &air-conditioning

Total 232 75.00

* The detailed drawings are given in Fig.5 a & 5 b

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7.4. Work Benches/ Furniture(Rupees in Lakhs)

Sl. No. Description of the furniture Cost1. Work benches and other furniture for the labs. including tables and chairs 2.252. Storage cabinets for tools, books & Journals 0.75

Total 3.00

7.5. Books, Journals, Models, Training & Travel(Rupees in Lakhs)

Description Year Total RemarksI II III

Books, Journals,Educational CDs &Models, Trainingand Travel

5.00 5.00 5.00 15.00

Books, Journals, CDs & Models forliterature survey and acquiring latestinformation, Training of staff, Attendingseminars, symposia, workshops, fieldvisits, literature collection, interaction withexperts, inviting experts, attending shortterm courses, etc.

7.6. Consumables(Rupees in Lakhs)

Sl.No. Items Year TotalI II III

Equipment and instrument spares

15.00 5.00 5.00 25.00

Temporary storage devices like pen drives, CDs,etc.

Bentonite Toner cartridges Stationery Lubricants Tools Miscellaneous items

Total 15.00 5.00 5.00 25.00

7.7. Contingencies(Rupees in Lakhs)

Sl. No. Items Year TotalI II III1. Phone charges

2.0 2.0 2.0 6.00

2. Postage & courier charges3. Xerox and documentation charges4. Employment of additional manpower for installation,

etc5. Servicing of equipment6. Preparation of reports, typing, printing, binding, etc.7. Training and attending short term courses8. Conducting Workshops9. Miscellaneous and sundry expenses

Total 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.00

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7.8. Total Budget of the Project(Rupees in Lakhs)

Sl.No. Head Year TotalI II III

1. Equipment 190.00 --- --- 190.002. Manpower (Salaries) 7.92 8.76 9.60 26.283. Temporary Laboratory Building 75.00 --- --- 75.004. Work Benches / Furniture 3.00 --- --- 3.005. Books, Journals, Models, Training &

Travel 5.00 5.00 5.00 15.00

6. Consumables 15.00 5.00 5.00 25.007. Contingencies 2.00 2.00 2.00 6.00

Total 297.92 20.76 21.60 340.288. Institutional Overhead Charges @ 15%

of the cost of the project 44.688 3.114 3.240 51.042

GRAND TOTAL 342.608 23.874 24.84 391.322

TOTAL BUDGET OF THE PROJECT

Manpow er (Salaries)

Equipment,Rs.190

48.553%

Manpow er (Salaries),Rs.26.28, 6.715%

Lab. Shed, Rs. 7519.165%

Work Benches /Furniture, Rs. 3, 0676%

Books, Journals, ModelsTraining & Travel, Rs.15, 3.833%

Consumables,Rs.25, 6.389%

Contingencies,Rs.6, 1.533%

Institutional Over head Charges,Rs. 51.042, 13.043%

Equipment

Lab. Shed

Work Benches /Furniture

Books, Journals, Travel

Consumables

Contingencies

Institute Overhead

Rupees in Lakhs

Fig. 4 Distribution of various costs involved in the Project

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Fig. 5 a. Proposed laboratory shed – Plan & Side View

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Fig. 5 b. Proposed laboratory – 3 D View

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8.0 TIME FRAME & MILESTONES8.1 Organisation of Work Elements

1. Advertisement, selection and recruitment of project staff i.e. project

officers, unskilled labour and mechanic.

2. Literature review – from libraries of various research organisations and

educational institutions and internet.

3. Consultations with the experts in the area of research.

4. Collection of data relating to existing ocean mining technologies,

mining nodule collectors, pick up devices, etc. for studying the

performance of the mining system available at different soil conditions.

5. Identification of the suppliers and purchase of equipment, consumables

and software following the university procedures.

6. Identification of design parameters from the data collected

7. Generation of Computer models.

8. Simulation of soil conditions and modelling the nodule collector / pick

up device using Design Software.

9. Determination of design parameters of the Nodule Collector and its

components using Design Software.

10. Determination of performance of pick up device using the scaled model

testing facility for various soil conditions.

11. Analysis of design aspects of collector assembly.

12. Studying the soil-pick up device interaction and resistances offered to

operation of the collector under varying ground conditions.

13. Influence of various operating parameters on the soil-pick up device

interaction.

14. Correlation of the results obtained in the laboratory by FEM.

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8.2 Bar Chart indicating the duration and timing of various activities of the project

S.No. Activity

Duration (Years)I II III

Duration in Quarters1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1. Literature Review2. Collection of field data on existing mining technologies, mining nodule collectors, pick up devices, etc

3. Selection and Recruitment of staff4. Identification of equipment5. Identification of software6. Purchase of equipment7. Purchase of Consumables8. Purchase of Software9. Identification of design parameters10. Generation of Computer models11. Preparation of Testing facilities (like construction of the shed, etc) – Phase -I12. Preparation of Testing facilities (like assembling of equipment, etc) – Phase -II13. Simulation of soil conditions and modelling the mining nodule collector / pick up device using Design Software14. Determination of Performance of pickup device using the collector testing facility for various soil conditions by numerical simulation15. Studying the soil-pick up device interaction and resistances offered to operation of the collector under varying ground conditions16. Fine tuning of design parameters of the Nodule Collector and its components based on numerical simulation17. Fabrication of components of the scaled model18. Assembly of components of the scaled model in the Laboratory

19. Determination of performance of pick up device using the collector testing facility for various soil conditions in lab by scaled modelstudies

20. Studying the soil-pick up device interaction and resistances offered to operation of the collector under varying ground conditions

21. Studying the influence of various operating parameters on the soil-pick up device interaction by on parameter at a time byNumerical Simulation

22. Studying the influence of various operating parameters on the soil-pick up device interaction by on parameter at a time by ScaledModel Studies

23. Analysis and correlation of the results24. Conducting workshop to disseminate the knowledge acquired in the research25. Preparation and submission of final report

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8.3 PERT Chart Indicating the Critical Path(s)

Fig. 6 PERT Chart Indicating the Critical Path(s)

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9. PROPOSED PROJECT IN FUTURE

The Department of Mining Engineering of Anna University Chennai proposes to

get associated with NIOT in the land based testing activities of the prototype of

integrated deep sea-bed Vehicle also in the future. To carry out such integrated

tests, a Deep sea-bed Vehicle Test basin as shown in Fig.7 will be required. Such

facilities are available in China and Korea and it would become essential to develop

one in the long run for India also. The location of the facility can be at Anna

University Chennai if there are limitations in realizing the facility at NIOT due to

space restrictions.

10.CONCLUSIONS

The proposed study would help in having clear understanding of the ground

and deep sea bed miner (collector) interactions under varying depth, ground

conditions and operating parameters which helps in designing an efficient deep sea

bed pick up device. The project is also aimed at studying the influence of operating

parameters like speed of the vehicle, speed of the buckets, bucket pitch, tine angle,

depth of penetration, pitch, gap between the tines of collector, number of strokes per

unit time, angle of nodule injection, and nodule injection velocity, etc on the efficiency

of the pick up device and also in selecting the optimum operating parameters to

facilitate improved efficiency at least specific energy consumption.

The involvement of land based mining and related engineers in the estimation

of forces acting on different devices simulating deep sea mining conditions will

provide directions in the development of efficient collectors suitable for various deep

sea bed conditions. The above study will also provide inputs on prediction of life of

various components considering wear, fatigue etc. in the deep oceans.

The project also crates a platform for carrying out continuous research (basic

and applied) in the field of deep sea bed mining technology and in developing human

resources for deep sea bed mining incessantly.

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Fig. 7. Deep-seabed Vehicle Test Basin (Future Vision) adjacent to proposed laboratory

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11.REFERENCES

1. Deepak, C.R., Shajahan, M.A, Atmanand, M.A, Annamalai, K, Jeyamani, R,

Ravindran, M, Schulte, E, Panthel, J, Grebe, H, Schwarz, W, (2001),

Developmental tests on the underwater mining system using flexible riser

concept, Proceedings of 4th Ocean Mining Symposium of International Society

of Offshore and Polar Engineers, Szczecin, Poland, pp.94-98.

2. Deepak, C.R, Ramji, S, Ramesh, N.R, Babu, S.M, Raju Abraham, Shajahan,

M.A, and Atmanand, M.A, (2007), Development and Testing of Underwater

Mining Systems for Longterm Operations using Flexible Riser Concept,

Proceedings of 7th Ocean Mining Symposium of International Society of

Offshore and Polar Engineers, Lisbon, Portugal, pp.166-170.

3. Handschuh, R, Panthel, J, Grebe, H, Schulte, E, Wenzlawski, B, Schwarz, W,

Atmanand, M.A, Jeyamani, R, Shajahan, M.A, Deepak, C.R., and Ravindran, M,

(2001), Innovative Deep Ocean Mining Concept based on Flexible Riser and

Self-Propelled Mining Machines, Proceedings of 4th Ocean Mining Symposium

of International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, Szczecin, Poland,

pp.99-107.

4. Muthunayagam, A.E, (1999), Indian Polymetallic Nodule Mining Programme,

Proceedings of 4th Ocean Mining Symposium of International Society of

Offshore and Polar Engineers, Goa, India, pp.1-5.

(P. Balamadeswaran) (K.V.Shanker) (K.Srinivas)Co-Investigator Co-Investigator Investigator

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PROFILE OF DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERINGCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GUINDY

ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI – 600 025.

A. Institute Profile Covering its Name, Location, Nature/Area of Operation,Past Experience, Available Key Personnel Along with their CVs.

1. Profile of the Institution

Anna University is an affiliating type of technical University established in the year

1987. It has four constituent Institutions and more than 100 self financing

Engineering Colleges affiliated to it. More than 210 years old world renowned Guindy

Engineering College is a constituent Institute of the University. The University is

offering 38 Undergraduate and 85 Post Graduate programmes in addition to the M.S

(By Research), M-Phil and Doctoral Programmes in the constituent Institutions. It is

the largest technical University in the world. The Department of Mining Engineering

forms part of the Guindy Engineering College. This Department is manned by highly

qualified, most experienced, dedicated and sincere teaching staff who have handled

many research and consultancy projects. The laboratories of the University have

state-of-the-art equipment. The University Grants Commission has accredited Anna

University with FIVE STAR status, which is the highest rating. Guindy Engineering

College is one of the top 10 Engineering Colleges in India. Anna University has

also earned International recognition in many areas. The University is a pioneer in

helping the industry by taking up many research and consultancy projects and

providing solution to their day-to-day problems.

2. Nature of Operations

Teaching and Research to produce the most competent Human Resources to

meet the present and future technological challenges of the Country and to

develop knowledge based society.

3. Available Key Persons

i. Dr. K. V. Shanker, Professor & Head

ii. Dr. K. Srinivas, Professor

iii. Dr. L. Ajay Kumar, Professor

iv. Mr. P. Balamadeswaran, Lecturer

v. Mr. D. Edwin Davidraj, LecturerThe curriculum vitae of the investigators is given in Annexure - III

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4. Past experience

The Department of Mining Engineering is carrying out substantial Research

and Consultancy work to address the real-time problems of the industry. The

details of the same are given in Annexure-I & II respectively.

B. Infrastructural resources available and R&D set-up, manufacturingset-up, etc.

The Infrastructural facilities available at Anna University in general and Department

of Mining Engineering in particular are given hereunder. The institution is having

almost all branches of engineering with state of the art equipment and experienced

and competent faculty members to assist the present research group in various

fields to augment its capabilities. The institution is located in a Metropolitan City and

has access to facilities like good market (for procurement of components and

devices including electronic components), fabrication facilities and otherspecialized and rare facilities.

1. The Department of Mining Engineering

The Department of Mining Engineering is one of the best Undergraduate

Departments in the country with facilities on par with any national and international

Mining Engineering Departments. The Department of Mining Engineering is manned

with qualified, experienced, sincere, hard working and result oriented faculty in the

fields of Rock Mechanics & Ground Control, Mine Ventilation and Environment, Mine

Safety, Coal Mining, Mining Machinery, Surface and Underground Mining, etc. The

department is equipped with many latest equipment. Important ones are indicated

here under.

1. Universal Testing Machine – 40 t capacity.

2. Servo-Controlled Compression Testing Machine 300 t capacity

3. Triaxial Cell with Lateral Pressure System.

4. Vibration Monitoring Systems.

5. Creep Rig.

6. Rock Bolt Test Setup.

7. Total Station

8. Global Positioning System (GPS)

9. ADINA Finite Element Software

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10.Data-Mine Software.

11.Sound Level Meter.

12.Personal Dust Sampler

13.High Volume Air sampler

14.Weather Station.

15.Gas Chromatograph.

16.Multi-gas Detector.

17.Various Mineral Processing Equipment

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ANNEXURE – I

LIST OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OfDEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING

S. No. Title Co-ordinators

Amount(Rs. inLakhs)

FundingAgency Year

1.Modernisation of RockMechanics and MineralProcessing Laboratory

K.V. ShankerK. SrinivasL. Ajay Kumar

10.00 AICTE 1991

2.Modernisation of MinePlanning and MineEnvironment Laboratory

K.V. ShankerDr. K. SrinivasL. Ajay Kumar

10.00 AICTE 1993

3. Development of Mine SafetyEngineering Laboratory K.V. Shanker 10.00 AICTE 1994

4.Prediction and Analysis ofSubsidence using FiniteElement Method

K.V. ShankerK. Srinivas 6.97 CSIR 1996

5.

Standardisation of Rock MassProperties for Indian CoalMeasure Rocks for NumericalModelling

K. V. ShankerK. Srinivas 0.30 CMRI 1996

6.Open Pit Mine Design byArtificial IntelligenceTechnique

L. Ajay Kumar 6.50 AICTE 1999

7.

Correlation between FracturePattern of MagnesiteOccurrence of Salem District,T.N.

L. Ajay Kumar 7.62 UGC 1999

8.

Efficacy of Rock Bolt Supportin Underground Fire Zonesand Water BearingExcavations

K. SrinivasK.V. Shanker 102.21

Ministryof Coal &

SCCL2003

9.

Integrated MineOperation ManagementSystem for a Large OpencastCoal Mine

L. Ajay Kumar 35.70Ministry

of Coal &SCCL

2004

10.

High resolution seismicmonitoring for early detectionand analysis of slope failuresin opencast mines

L. Ajay Kumar 124.30Ministry

of Coal &SCCL

2008

Total 313.60

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ANNEXURE II

LIST OF CONSULTANCY PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

S.No. Title Co-

ordinatorsFundingAgency

Amount(Rs. inLakhs)

Year ofAward

1. Geotechnical Investigations ofKeerapakkam GovernmentQuarry

K.V. ShankerK. Srinivas

M/S SRCPvt. Ltd. 0.69 2004

2. Ore Reserve Estimation andPreparation of Mining Plan K. Srinivas

K.V. Shanker

M/s GemGraphites

Ltd.1.96 2004

3. Subsidence Analysis overLongwall Panel No.1 of PVK No.5Incline, Kothagudem Area

K.V. ShankerK. Srinivas SCCL 0.97 2004

4. Strata Monitoring Studies inLongwall Panel in No.5B GateRoadways at Jawahar Khani No.5Incline, Yellandu area of SCCL

K.V.ShankerK. Srinivas SCCL 4.32 2004

5. Strata Monitoring Studies inLongwall Panel No.7 of GDK No.9Incline of RG-II Area

K. SrinivasK.V. Shanker SCCL 4.89 2004

6. Strata Monitoring of LongwallPanel No. 12 of GDK 10A Incline


7. Subsidence Prediction under TheRailway Track and PWD Roadwhile Extracting the UnderlyingCoal Seams Adopting Stowing inBoard and Pillar Panels at KK-2Incline, Mandamarri


8. EIA and EMP Opencast Project L. AjayKumar

DalmiaMagnesite

Ltd.2.20 2004

9. EIA and EMP Opencast Project L. AjayKumar

TANMAGLtd.. 4.00 2004

10. EIA and EMP of Srirampur OC-II ,SCCL

L. AjayKumar SCCL 12.50 2005

11. EIA and EMP of Indaram OCI ,SCCL

L. AjayKumar SCCL 12.50 2005

12. EIA and EMP of Sravanapalli OCP,SCCL L. Ajay Kumar SCCL 12.50 2005

13. EIA and EMP of Chennur OCP ,SCCL L. Ajay Kumar SCCL 12.50 2005

14. Strata Monitoring by Instrumentationin Conventional Depillaring withCaving in B-12 Board and PillarPanel of MK-4 Incline, SCCL


15. Strata Monitoring by Instrumentationin Conventional Depillaring withCaving in g-12 Bord and Pillar Panelof MK - 4 Incline, SCCL


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S.No. Title Co-

ordinatorsFundingAgency

Amount(Rs. inLakhs)

Year ofAward

16. Strata Monitoring by Instrumentationin Conventional Depillaring withCaving in 6S-I Bord and Pillar Panelof SRP - 1 Incline, SCCL


17. Strata Monitoring by Instrumentationin Conventional Depillaring withCaving in No. 53 A&B Bord and PillarPanel of KK - 5 Incline, SCCL


18. Strata Monitoring by Instrumentationin Conventional Depillaring withCaving in PK - 2 Incline, SCCL


19. Strata Monitoring by Instrumentationin Conventional Depillaring withCaving in PK - 1 Incline, SCCLO


20. Study of Ventilation Network at GDKNo. 5 incline, SCCL

K. SrinivasK.V.ShankerR. K. JadeM. K. Jain

SCCL 4.52 2005

21. Study on Impact of Deep HoleBlasting Induced Vibrations on theProposed Water Dams in GDK-9Incline , SCCL

K. SrinivasK.V.Shanker SCCL 2.21 2005

22. Readjustment of stresses in the roofstrata during depillaring in SF-2 panelof No. 2 seam 9thick seam) of P. K.No. 2 Incine, Manguru

K. SrinivasK.V.Shanker SCCL 7.83 2006

Total 132.95

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ANNEXURE – III

CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR. K. SRINIVAS

1. Name : Dr. Srinivas, K.2. Father’s Name : K.L. Narayana Murthy3. Address for communication : Professor

Department of Mining EngineeringAnna UniversityChennaiPin code – 600 025.

Telephone No. (with STD Code) : Office 044-2220 31172220 3286

Residence 044-2443 0227E-mail : [email protected]. No. 044-2230 0040

4. Date of Birth & Age : 08.06.1957, 52 years5. Details of qualifications

Degree Branch / Specialisation Year Institution wherestudied University / Board

Ph.D. Mining Engineering(Rock Mechanics) 1998 Institute of

TechnologyBanaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi – 221 005

M.Tech. Mine Planning andMechanisation 1990 Kothagudem School

of Mines

Osmania UniversityKothagudemKhammam (dist.), A.P.

B.E. Mining 1979 - do - - do -

6. Details of experience

Name & address of the Institution /Organisation Post held

Period of Service DurationFrom To Y M D

Department of Mining Engineering,Anna University Professor 18.02.2005 Till date 4 3 0

Department of Mining Engineering,Anna University

AssistantProfessor 29.12.2000 17.02.2005 4 2 20

Department of Mining Engineering,Anna University Sr. Lecturer 09.10.1998 28.12.2000 2 2 19

Department of Mining Engineering,Anna University Lecturer 08.02.1990 08.10.1998 8 0 01

The Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. Senior UnderManager 26.04.1988 04.02.1990 1 9 09

The Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. Under Manager 25.05.1981 25.04.1988 6 11 01

The Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. Mining GraduateTrainee 19.07.1979 24.05.1981 1 10 05

Total 29 2 25

mailto:[email protected]

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7. Publications : 178. No. of books published : 2 (Edited two seminar proceedings)9. Membership in Prof. Societies : 511. Research Projects : 3

12. Consultancy projects : 37

13. Design and Development of : 10

Equipment, Instruments and

Working Models

14. Development of New Techniques : 1

I hereby declare that all the information given above is true to the best of my

knowledge and belief.

Signature

Place : Chennai

Date : 16.07.2009

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BIO-DATA OF DR. K. V. SHANKER

1. Name in full : K. V. Shanker

2. Present post held : Professor & Head

Department of Mining Engineering,

College of Engineering, Anna University,

Chennai–600025.

Email : [email protected]

3. Date of Birth and Age : 01.07.1957 : 51 years

4. Highest Qualification : Ph.D.

5. Date of award of Ph.D.Degree

: 27.08.1987

6. Professional Qualifications :

Sl.No. Institution Address Year ofPassing

DegreeObtained

Area ofSpecialisation

Classobtainedand rank ifany

1.BanarasHinduUniversity

Dept. of MiningEngg., B.H.U.Varanasi

1987 Ph. D. RockMechanics -

2.BanarasHinduUniversity

Dept. of MiningEngg., B.H.U.Varanasi

1982 M. Tech. Mine Planning 74.5%First Class

3. OsmaniaUniversity

KothagudemSchool ofMinesKothagudem-507 101

1980 B.E. MiningEngineering

75.25%First classwithDistinction

4.Board ofIntermediateEducation

Govt. JuniorCollege forBoys,Nampalli,Hyderabad

1975 IntermediateMathsPhysicsChemistry

60.4% FirstClass


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7. Professional Experience

S. No.Period Name of the

post &Institution

Nature of DutiesFrom To Duration

1 1.4.2002 Till date 7 years &1 months

Professor/Anna

University

Teaching, Research &Consultancy, Purchaseof Equip., Establishmentof labs, Student Affairs,

Administration

2 25.3.1999 31.3.2002 3 yearsProfessor &Head / Anna

University

Teaching, Research &Consultancy,

Administration

3 9.10.1998 24.3.1999 6 monthsProfessor/

AnnaUniversity

Teaching, Research &Consultancy, Purchaseof Equipment,Establishment oflaboratories StudentAffairs, Administration3. 3.2.1989 8.10.1998 9 years &

9 months

Asst.Professor/

AnnaUniversity

4. 1.2.1983 1.1.1989 6 years Lecturer,B.H.U.

Teaching, Research &Consultancy

8. Publications(a) International

Conferences/Seminars/Symposia

: 11

(b) NationalConferences/Seminars/Symposia

: 34

9. Consultancy Projects handled :8

10. Membership of ProfessionalOrganisations

:16

11. Guest Lectures Delivered9

12. M.S. by Research guidance1 (one student has completed M.S. by

Research)

13. Ph. D. Guidance1 (one students has registered and doing Ph D)

I herewith declare that all the statements made above and information given is trueto the best of my knowledge and belief.

Place : Chennai

Date : 16.07.2009 Signature

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CURRICULUM VITAE OF Mr. P. BALAMADESWARAN

1. Name : P. Balamadeswaran

2. Father’s Name : Shri. O. Periyasamy

3. Address for communication : LecturerDepartment of Mining EngineeringAnna UniversityChennaiPin code – 600 025.

Telephone No. (with STD Code) : Office 044-2502 3286044-2220 3117

Fax 044-2230 0040E-mail : [email protected]

4. Date of Birth & Age : 30.07.1970, 38 years

5. Details of qualifications

Degree Branch /Specialisation Year Institution where studied University / Board

M.Tech. Mining Engineering /Opencast Mining 2004 Indian School of Mines,

Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Indian School of MinesUniversity, Dhanbad,Jharkhand

B.E. Mining 1991 College of Engineering,Guindy, Chennai -600 025.

Anna University, Chennai –600 025

6. Details of experience

Name & address of the Institution/ Organisation Post held

Period of Service DurationFrom To Y M D

Department of Mining Engineering,Anna University Lecturer 27.12.2007 Till date 1 4 22

M/s. Dempo & Co (P) Limited, Goa Mines Manager 12.08.2006 20.12.2007 1 4 8

M/s. Kalimantan Energi Lestori,Indonesia Project Manager 28.12.2005 30.06.2006 0 6 1

M/s. KSG Engineers Limited,Chennai Project Manager 15.10.2004 30.11.2005 1 1 15

M/s. Tamilnadu IndustrialExplosives Limited, Vellore Area Sales Manager 27.01.1998 15.02.2002 4 0 19

M/s. Hindustan Copper Limited,Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh

Asst. Manager(Mines) 26.11.1996 20.01.1998 1 1 24


Senior MiningEngineer 21.10.1992 25.11.1996 4 1 4


Graduate EngineerTrainee (Mining) 08.10.1991 20.10.1992 1 0 12

Total 14 8 15


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7. Membership in Prof. Societies : 3.8. Publications

(a) InternationalConferences/Seminars/Symposia

: 1

(b) NationalConferences/Seminars/Symposia

: 9

(c) National Journals : 8

9. Membership in Prof. Societies : 310. Languages known :

11. Research Projects : Nil

12. Consultancy projects : 1

I hereby declare that all the information given above is true to the best of my

knowledge and belief.

Signature

Place : Chennai

Date : 16.07.2009

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