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Grain Size Modelling Of A Low Carbon Strip Steel During Hot Rolling In A Compact Strip Production (CSP) Plant Using The Hot Charge RouteBy W. Stumpf
Mill log analyses and complementary hot deformation studies were carried out on the as-cast structure and on a hot rolled structure of the same low carbon steel (SAE 1006) that had been processed acco
Jan 1, 2003
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Dynamic Support Rationale and SystemsBy U. Singh, E. T. Brown, J. Coxon
The rapid fracturing and deformation that occurs around excavations during rock bursts demand that support and reinforcement systems have both deformability and damping capabilities. The energy deman
Jan 1, 2003
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Factors limiting autonomy of chemical oxygen self-rescuersBy J. B. A. Solar Menéndez, M. A. Martínez Fidalgo, L. A. Alvarez-Santullano
1. ANTECEDENTS This present communication refers to the results of the research project entitled "Training in the correct use of chemical oxygen self rescue apparatus and also an analysis of apparatu
Jan 1, 2003
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What is driving the development of integrated technical enterprise systems in the mining industry?By I. Jones
Geologists, engineers, technicians and surveyors have successfully utilized technical software in the mining industry for over 30 years. Software for processing survey, geology, mine engineering and p
Jan 1, 2003
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Evaluation of the importance of thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings on the performance assessment of a deep underground storage designBy A. Rejeb, A. Millard
ABSTRACT: An evaluation of the importance of the thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings (THM) on the performance assessment of a deep underground storage design has been made as part of the international D
Jan 1, 2003
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Forecasting algorithms of production and consumption dynamics of world countries resources on the base of Kondratyev’s cyclesBy I. E. Teymenson, L. A. Bakhvalov
Irrational usage of mineral commodities leads to depletion of natural resources and various ecological violations in natural environment. Fulfilment of a number of measures and strategic decisions by
Jan 1, 2003
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Experiments on stope closure as a diagnostic measure of rock behaviourBy D. F. Malan, M. Grave, J. A. L. Napier
Previous fundamental research projects have indicated the value of continuous closure measurements in deep tabular excavations for improved support design, hazard assessment and for quantifying the ef
Jan 1, 2003
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Failure probability analysis of high rock slopes based on bionic algorithmAbstract : The computation of reliability index or failure probability of slopes can be transformed into an optimisation problem. In high rock slope engineering, it is usually a multimodal optimizatio
Jan 1, 2003
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Stability analysis of ore passes in the Kiirunavaara mineBy J. Sjöberg, P. Lundman, E. Nordlund, C. Quinteiro
Abstract In the Kiirunavaara underground mine, crude ore is transported through ore passes from the production levels to the main haulage level. Failure and stability problems have occurred in som
Jan 1, 2003
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A few remarks on storage of low temperature materials in rock cavernsBy N. Kinoshita, Y. Inada
The authors have proposed and discussed storage of low temperature materials such as LNG, LPG and frozen food in rock caverns. In this case, as the rock mass around the caverns will receive effects of
Jan 1, 2003
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Development of a fire and explosion risk assessment methodology for underground minesBy A. M. Thyer
Throughout the history of mining, underground fires or explosions have killed many hundreds or thousands of people. Fortunately, the safety record has gradually improved as a result of many people’s w
Jan 1, 2003
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The Application of Ductile Support Methods in Alpine TunnelsBy B. Moritz, W. Schubert, E. A. Button
ABSTRACT: Geological conditions associated with alpine environments in combination with high overburden in many tunnelling projects lead to squeezing behaviour. The main problems associated with such
Jan 1, 2003
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Some practical aspects of the use of lognormal models for confidence limits and block distributions in South African gold minesBy D. G. Krige
For the purpose of determining confidence limits for ore grade estimates, an extensive simulated data base was used, which included 1728 ore blocks with ‘actual’ grades and the corresponding estimates
Jan 1, 2003
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Visualising and Understanding the Stress Path for Rock Mechanics Modelling and Testing, and Rock Engineering DesignBy J. P. Harrison, J. A. Hudson.
ABSTRACT: When considering the rock stress component of rock mechanics design, the basic procedure is to consider the pre-existing stress-state in the rock mass and then estimate the disturbance to th
Jan 1, 2003
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Geotechnical parameters characteristics for a kind of schist in IranBy A. Fahimifar, H. Soroush
Abstract: Triaxial tests were conducted on the schist specimens with various anisotropic angles under confining pressures of 0, 7 and 15 MPa, and axial stress-axial strains, were measured and plot
Jan 1, 2003
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Noxious gas emissionss from the closed iron mines to the built-up areas on the surfaceBy D. Grabowski, Z. Pokryszka
ABSTRACT: Some residential areas of the iron basin of Lorraine (in the North-East of France) are affected by noxious gas emissions (under oxygenated, carbon dioxide loaded and radon loaded gas mixture
Jan 1, 2003
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The Mineral And Petroleum Royalty Bill - Report To National Treasury - Executive SummaryBy F. T. Cawood
This research report was produced in response to the release of the Mineral and Petroleum Royalty Bill. It involved are view of the mineral investment environments of selected countries in order to fo
Jan 1, 2003
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A note on the strength of Flint particlesBy N. A. Smith, R. J. Fowell, J. L. Hislam
Abstract: Data are presented from two sites in southeast England, where problems were encountered in tunnelling through ground containing flint. In response to the difficulties, substantial laboratory
Jan 1, 2003
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Comparison of continuous and discontinuous modelling for computational rock mechanicsBy T. Scheldt, M. Lu, A. Myrvang
Abstract: In this paper both continuous and discontinuous modelling are utilised in order to analyze the stability of the Gjøvik Olympic Mountain Hall. The large span cavern (62 m) was built for the 1
Jan 1, 2003
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Managing the hazard of wind blast/air blast in caving operations in underground minesBy P. Sharma, J. C. W. Fowler
This paper discusses the wind blast / air blast phenomenon, how it is managed in coal mines and how it might best be managed in other underground mines. L'article qui suit a pour objets de dé
Jan 1, 2003