Geomaterials

Code: GEO14562M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Geological Engineering

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

Knowledge of mineral raw materials from mineral masses and deposits, processing and concentration methods and industrial applications. Practical component directed towards the characterization of physical and technological properties of some geomaterials.

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Trabalho decente e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Inovação infraestrutura - Construir infraestrutura resiliente, promover a industrialização inclusiva e sustentável, e fomentar a inovação.

Redução das desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Consumo e produção responsáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Learning Goals

Provide the students with knowledge related with processing and improvement of dimension stones, aggregates, and metallic ores.
Students should be able to evaluate and characterize processing dimension stones plants, crushing lines and ore concentration units.
Students should be able to propose and apply the knowledge acquired in the design of processing plants.
Collect and analyze critically relevant scientific information on the topics of the syllabus.
Communicate ideas and scientific knowledge, oral and written form, organized in a coherent and logical issues about the scope of this Curricular Unit.

Theory
1 Geomaterials: varieties, trade and industry.
2 Dimension stones: equipment; operations flowchart; products and finishes; characterization tests; design and applications.
3 Aggregates: fragmentation, classification and concentration; aggregate production flowcharts; aggregate characterization tests; types of aggregates and applications.
4 Clays: systematic; genesis; industrial properties and applications; clay beneficiation and concentration processes; industrial applications; analytical techniques and methods used in the study of clay minerals and clays.
5 Ores: crushing, granulation and milling; direct and indirect classification; concentration; washroom diagrams.
Practice
1 Characterization tests of ornamental rocks.
2 Aggregate characterization tests.
3 Clay characterization tests.
Technical visits: ornamental stone factories, crushing and aggregate production lines, and washrooms for the treatment and concentration of metallic ores.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodology Explanation in the classroom using powerpoints, laboratory work and technical visits.

Evaluation: Oral presentation of a research work (30%), report of practical tests (70%). The student who misses at least one of the elements of continuous evaluation will be sent to the final exam.