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  • NIOSH
    Shear Strength Evaluation of Clay-Rock Mixtures

    By Anthony T. Xannacchione, Luis E. Vallejo

    At present, there is little knowledge concerning the shear strength of clays containing floating rock particles with concentrations from 0 to 30%. In practice, the effect of rock particles is typicall

  • AIME
    Reservoir Engineering – General - A Comparison of Calculated krg /k16 Ratios with a Correlation of Field Data

    By M. R. J. Wyllie, Michael A. Torcaso

    With the continued deep drilling of today, increasing numbers of high pressure and high temperature gas-condensate reservoirs are being discovered. Correspondingly, the ranges of properties of gas-con

  • AIME
  • NIOSH
    Summary of longwall and continuous miner section noise studies in underground coal mines

    By D. R. Babich, E. R. Bauer

    Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in mine workers, especially underground coal miners, continues to be a problem in the mining industry. The recently enacted MSHA noise standard, Part 62 – Occupationa

  • SME
    8 M Diameter 7 KM Long Beles Tailrace Tunnel (Ethiopia) Bored And Lined In Basaltic Formations In Less Than 12 Months

    By Antonio Raschillà

    On the 2nd of June 2007 SELI S.p.A. started the excavation of Beles Tailrace Tunnel (Ethiopia). The new 8,07 m diameter DS Universal TBM utilized for the tunnel excavation was manufactured by SELI S.p

  • SME
    Continuing The Legacy: An Update On The Construction Of The New Second Avenue Subway

    By Jaidev Sankar

    The dream of constructing the new Second Avenue Subway in New York has finally become reality as the first construction contract package is currently underway. This first contract requires the constru

  • NIOSH
    Working in Unusual or Restricted Postures.

    By Sean Gallagher

    The human body is remarkably adaptable and capable of performance in a wide variety of environments and circumstances. It cannot be said, however, that the body is capable of performing equally well u

  • NIOSH
    The Use of Nitrogen-Enhanced Foam at the Pinnacle Mine Fire

    By M. A. Trvits, M. Cummins, A. C. Smith, T. P. Mucho

    This paper evaluates the effectiveness of remotely applied nitrogen-enhanced foam to aid in efforts to isolate and suppress a mine fire. The foam, in combination with a remotely-installed cementitiou

  • SME
    Industrial Minerals Review 2013

    By R. L. Virta

    Four companies ? H.C. Spinks Clay Co., Inc., Imerys, Old Hickory Clay Co., and Unimin Corp. ? mined ball clay in four states in 2013. On the basis of preliminary data, production was 1 Mt (1.1 million

  • NIOSH
    Silicone Vapor Poisoning of Catalytic Methane Sensors

    By L. J. E. Hofer, J. L. Snyder, J. N. Barn, J. E. Chilton, W. E. Thomas

    Various silicone materials have been proposed for use in mining environments. The catalytic methane sensors now employed are poisoned by silicone vapors. Activated charcoal and carbon cloth adsorbents

  • NIOSH
    Working in Noise with a Hearing Loss: Perceptions from Workers, Supervisors, and Hearing Conservation Program Managers

    By Robert F. Randolph, Christa L. Themann, Efrem R. Reeves, Thais C. Morata, Babette L. Verbsky, David C. Byrne

    Objective: Workers with hearing loss face special problems, especially when working in noise. How­ever, conventional hearing conservation practices do not distinguish between workers with normal heari

  • AIME
    Reservoir Engineering – Laboratory Research - Calculation of Relative Permeability from Displacem...

    By R. E. Gilchrist, R. F. Nielsen

    When a gas is displaced by mother in a porous medium, and there is a relative immobile liquid present. there is a transition zone in which the gas composition varies from essentially that of the origi

  • NIOSH
    Mistakes, Misconceptions, And Key Points Regarding Secondary Roof Support Systems

    By Thomas M. Barczak

    Roof support systems are necessary to provide stable mine openings and much research has been conducted to design a variety of roof support systems that will function in various manners to ensure that

  • SME
    Geolocation for Underground Coal Mining Applications: Classi?cation of Systems

    The ability to track miners and communicate with them while they work in underground coal mines is important during normal daily operation, and critical in emergency conditions. This was evident durin

  • SME
    Preliminary Investigation of SEM-EDX as a Tool for Characterization of Coal Mine Dusts

    By R. Sellaro

    It has long been understood that extended occupational exposures to respirable mine dusts can lead to chronic lung disease. In underground coal mines, coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) and silicosis a

  • NIOSH
    Application Of Physical Modelling And Particle Flow Analysis To Evaluate Ore-Pass Design

    By M. J. Beus, B. Stewart, S. Iverson

    Synopsis U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accidents statistics have identified ore-pass hazards as a significant safety problem in U.S. underground metal mines. The statistics show t

  • NIOSH
    Coal Dust Particle Size Survey Of U. S. Mines

    By Michael J. Sapko, Gregory M. Green, Kenneth L. Cashdollar

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted a joint survey to determine the range of coal particle sizes found in d

  • SME
    Cryogenic Air Supply for Cooling Built-in-Place Refuge Alternatives in Hot Mine Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration - Springer

    By Miguel Reyes, Bruce Whisner, Joseph Bickson, Lincan Yan, David Yantek, Justin Srednicki, Nicholas Damiano, Eric Bauer

    Built-in-place (BIP) refuge alternatives (RAs) are designed to provide a secure space for miners who cannot escape during a mine emergency. Heat and humidity buildup within RAs may expose miners to ph

  • SME
    Analysis of Fall-Related Imminent Danger Orders in the Metal/Nonmetal Mining Sector Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

    By Mahiyar Nasarwanji, Jonathan K. Hrica, Jonisha P. Pollard, Lydia M. Kocher, Brianna M. Eiter

    Within the metal/nonmetal mining sector, fall-related incidents account for a large proportion of fatal and non-fatal injuries. However, the events and contributing factors leading up to these inciden

  • SME
    Developing a Virtual Reality Environment for Mining Research Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SPRINGER)

    By Brendan Demich, Brendan Macdonald, Timothy J. Orr, Jason Navoyski, Jennica L. Bellanca, William J. Helfrich

    Recent advances in computing, rendering, and display technologies have generated increased accessibility for virtual reality (VR). VR allows the creation of dynamic, high-fidelity environments to simu