Mining
Instructor: Hooman Askari-Nasab
Dr. Askari is an assistant professor of mining engineering in the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, Canada. He teaches and conducts research into risk-based mine planning and simulation of mining systems. He is the director of industrial research consortium, Mining Optimization Laboratory (MOL) – sponsored by mining industry members. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Alberta and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). He offers consulting services to mining industry through OptiTek Mining Consulting Ltd. in the area of open pit mine planning and design and simulation of mining systems.
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Program in detail:
- Mine Planning and Design Workshops Series
- Discrete Event Simulation (DES) Workshop Series
Discrete Event Simulation (DES) Workshop Series
(Arena Simulation Software by Rockwell Automation)
Fundamentals of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) modeling and its industrial applications are presented. Theoretical and statistical aspects of simulation, including input and output analysis, experimental design, and variance reduction techniques are presented. Arena Simulation Environment (Rockwell Automation) is used as the primary modeling simulation tool for explaining simulation concepts. The course is intended for all engineering disciplines and participants who would like to use simulation to design and optimize real-world systems, but most of the computer labs and instructions are specifically tailored for mining applications.
On completion of this series, you will have an in depth understanding of principles and methodologies, of discrete event simulation. A series of labs using Arena Simulation Software are undertaken to model and optimize real world systems. Students undertake a complete simulation modeling/analysis project in parallel to the labs.
Topics covered in the workshops include:
- Probability and Statistics Review
- A Guided Tour through Arena
- Creating and Disposing of Entities
- Defining Variables and Attributes
- Capacity constraining – Resources and Queues
- Failures and Schedules
- Animation Concepts and Terminology
- Lower Level Modeling, Loops, and Sub-models
- Batch, Separate, Match, Station and Route
- Transporters and Materials Handling
- Debugging Techniques
- Modeling Input & Output Data and Statistical Analysis
- Simulation with Discrete/Continuous Models
- Experimental Design
Workshops in Discrete Event Simulation course # days starts cost EXGEN 4794 Basic Simulation Modeling Foundation TBA EXGEN 4795 Intermediate Simulation Modeling and Statistical Analysis TBA EXGEN 4796 Advanced Simulation and Discrete/Continuous Modeling $1800 TWR May 29 M-MondayT-TuesdayW-WednesdayR-ThursdayF-FridayS-SaturdayD-Sunday
See also: Workshops in Mine Planning and Design
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