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A Contemporary Process To Escalate [Mn C] Quotient Of High Carbon FerromanganeseBy P. J. Bhonde, R. D. Angal, R. H. Tupkary
Manganese imparts numerous beneficial mechanical properties. Hence it finds extensive application in iron, steel and non-ferrous sector. Prevalently, it is incorporated in the form of master alloys i.
Jan 1, 2007
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Analyses of Tunnel Stress Failures at Pyhäsalmi MineBy M. Hakala, P. Tolppanen
A method to predict stress-induced failures around excavations based on the mapped geological and rock mechanical information is studied. Totally of 7 km of newly excavated tunnels are mapped in the I
Jan 1, 2003
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Integration of CSIR- and CSIRO-type of overcoring rock stress data at the Zedex Test Site, Äspö HRL, SwedenBy F. H. Cornet, D. Ask, O. Stephansson
We have conducted a stress analysis of overcoring stress measurements undertaken at the Zedex Test Site (ZTS) in the Äspö HRL, Sweden. Two different types of overcoring cells have been used at the sit
Jan 1, 2003
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The Performance Of Brunswick Mine?s Rockburst Support System During A Severe Seismic EpisodeBy B. Simser
At Brunswick Mine, an increase in the number of seismically-related falls of ground and in particular rockbursts occurred during 1999. This was due to the ever-increasing stress levels in the remaini
Jan 1, 2002
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Scale effect on the geometrical and mechanical properties of rock jointsBy N. Fardin, O. Stephansson, L. Jing
A pair of silicon rubber replicas of size 250 mm by 250 mm, from a natural rock joint, was used to produce several high strength concrete fracture replicas of different sizes, from 50 mm by 50 mm to 2
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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Shear band propagation in soft rocks: numerical simulation of experimental resultsBy M. Castelli, C. Scavia, S. Marello, A. Allodi
ABSTRACT – This paper investigates the possibility of interpreting the shear band evolution in hard soils and soft rocks as the result of shear propagation from pre-existing natural defects. Thesis do
Jan 1, 2003
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Modeling of plastic deformation and damage due to drying around a shaft in claystoneBy J. F. Shao, G. Duveau, W. Z. Chen, O. Ozanam
In this paper, we present a sensitivity study for the numerical modelling of hydromechanical coupling around a shaft in partially saturated claystone. Two representative constitutive models have been
Jan 1, 2003
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Refining Of Charge Chrome: A Study Of Some Products And Applications ? SynopsisBy C. -J. Rick
By implementing a converter downstream of the reduction furnace it is possible to broaden the product range significantly. The converter can also successfully be used to strip furnace slag from chromi
Jan 1, 2010
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Improved understanding of high pressure pre-grouting effects for tunnels in jointed rockBy N. Barton, E. Quadros
This paper addresses the prediction of groutable joint apertures, grout penetration limitations, and possible grout take volumes per cubic metre of rock, as a result of 5 to 10 MPa pre-injection press
Jan 1, 2003
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Analysis of a rock slope failure in a feldspar open pit mineBy G. Iabichino, M. Cravero, F. Nacci, L. Rinaldi, L. Vigliero
ABSTRACT: The proposed paper is aimed at analysing the failure of a steep cliff slope that, in the past, was exploited for open pit mining operations. A volume of over 400,000m3 of gneissic aplitic ro
Jan 1, 2003
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In-situ stress measurements in an underground oil storage cavern using hydro-fracturing and overcoring methodsBy S. O. Choi, C. Park, C. Sunwoo
Two methods of stress measurements have been executed on the surface and underground to con-struct an oil storage cavern using hydro-fracturing and overcoring method. The first measurement has been pe
Jan 1, 2003
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Coupled hydromechanical modelling of surface subsidence in crystalline rock masses due to tunnel drainageBy C. Zangerl, K. F. Evans, S. Loew
ABSTRACT: Settlements above fractured crystalline rock masses are rarely observed and in the past, geotechnical engineers would not expect substantial subsidence to occur in association with a deep tu
Jan 1, 2003
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Development Of Alternative Techniques For Matte Level Measurements In Sulphide Smelting FurnacesBy B. van Beek, J. Ndlovu, K. T. Hara, J. M. A. Geldenhuis
This paper describes the development of an alternative technique for measuring the matte level height in sulphide smelting furnaces. The initial studies involved applying electrochemical oxygen probes
Jan 1, 2004
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Kinetics And Thermodynamic Parameters For The Manufacturing Of Anhydrous Zirconium Tetrafluoride With Ammonium Acid Fluoride As Fluorinating Agent ? SynopsisBy C. J. Pretorius
More than 30 percent of the global demand for zircon (ZrSi04) is supplied by South Africa. A significant amount of the zircon is exported, and beneficiated products are then imported for industrial ap
Jan 1, 2012
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Improving Financial Returns From Mining Through Geostatistical Simulation And The Optimized Advance Drilling Grid At El Tesoro Copper Mine ? SynopsisBy J. M. Ortiz
Grade control and short-term planning are usually based on the samples obtained from blastholes. These samples may carry a large sampling and sample preparation error. At El Tesoro copper mine in nort
Jan 1, 2012
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Some New Essential Questions about Scale Effects on the Mechanics of Rock Mass JointsBy M. J. A. Leal-Gomes
There is a set of settled ideas in the field of the mechanics of rock mass joints, that need a deep revision, after the last experimental works of several authors. In this paper, this theme is approac
Jan 1, 2003
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Volume changes in sandstone under true triaxial compression conditionsBy M. Kwasniewski, M. Takahashi
Prismatic samples of a medium-grained sandstone from Slask Colliery (Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland) were tested under uniaxial compression, conventional triaxial compression and true triaxial comp
Jan 1, 2003
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The Application Of The Analytical Hierarchical Process In Complex Mining Engineering Design Problems - SynopsisBy P. Kluge
Mining engineers frequently encounter complex design problems for which the critical components of the design are difficult to quantify or compare. Teams of people typically work on these designs and
Jan 1, 2011
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Microstructural, Mechanical, And Oxidation Property Evolution Of Gamma-TiAl Alloy With Addition Of Precious Metals ? SynopsisBy I. A. Mwamba
Titanium aluminide of composition Ti-47.5 at.% Al was prepared by melting titanium and aluminium of commercial purity with additions of precious metals of 0, 0.2, 1, 1.5 and 2 at.% content. The micros
Jan 1, 2012