Mine Design

Laboratory Staff

Prof. Michail Galetakis
Director | (+30) 2821037616 | mgaletakis<at>tuc.gr

Ass. Prof. George Xiroudakis
Teaching Staff | (+30) 2821037690 | gxiroudakis<at>tuc.gr

Dr. George Saratsis
Laboratory Teaching Staff | (+30) 2821037713 | gsaratsis<at>tuc.gr
Mineral Resources Engineer, MSc, PhD.

Director of the laboratoty until 2020-2021 academic year Exadaktylos G. (Prof. NTUA).

Laboratory Objective

• Stability analyses of underground and surface geotechnical and mining works (tunnels, rooms, slopes, drilling etc.).

• Design of surface and underground exploitations of quarries, mines, lignite mines etc., by using commercial design software (Autodesk AutoCad, GEOVIA Surpac etc.).

• Deposit modelling and calculation of reserves with the help of modern mining software (GEOVIA Surpac).

• Design of underground and surface geotechnical excavations (tunnels, slopes, etc.).

•  Characterisation of the mechanical properties and wear of natural or artificial building stones (applications in monuments, buildings under renovation, etc.).

Research and Development Projects

• "Faults, Fractures and Fluids-3F Corinth"/ENVIRONMENT (2001-2003).

• "Effects of the weathering on stone materials: Assessment of their mechanical durability-(McDUR)", (2001-2004).

• ‘Οργανο διάτρησης – σκληρότητας και ακουστικής των πετρωμάτων (DIAS) – Εθνική Συμμετοχή (2005).

• Πυθαγόρας ΙΙ: «Ενίσχυση Ερευνητικών Ομάδων στο Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης. Υποέργο: Ανάπτυξη ολοκληρωμένης μεθόδου προσομοίωσης μηχανικής συμπεριφοράς υπογείων έργων σε ρηγματωμένες βραχομάζες» MIS 97510. “PYTHAGORAS II: Funding of research groups in Technical University of Crete - M2.2”, program “Operational Program for Education and Initial Vocational Training” (O.P. “Education”), Third Community Support Framework co-funded by the European Social Fund and National Resources – (EPEAEK-II) PYTHAGORAS (2006-2007).

• TUNCONSTRUCT: Τechnology Innovation in Underground Construction structures.  Funded by EU FP6 NMP Program (2005-2011).

• DESURBS Designing Safer Urban Spaces (DESURBS)". Collaborative project. It is funded through the EU FP7 programme as a capability project under the 10.2 Security of infrastructures and utilities area of research as part of the SEC-2010.2.3-1 Planning, (re)design, and (re)engineering of urban areas to make them less vulnerable and more resilient to security threats call (2013-2015).

• Ξηρουδάκης Γ., Μεταδιδακτορική Έρευνα της σχολής Μηχ.Ο.Π.: 3DD -Υπολογιστικός κώδικας ανάλυσης τρι-διάστατων προβλημάτων της Γεωμηχανικής (2016-2017).