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OFR-27-89 Proceedings Of The 23rd International Conference Of Safety In Mines Research Institutes ? Session I ? Mines Fires ? Review Paper: Mine FiresBy A. F. Roberts
The subject of mine fires is a very wide one. To give reasonable coherency, the paper concentrates on the behaviour of fires in the ventilated airways of mines; spontaneous combustions are not conside
Jan 1, 1989
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Evaluation of some physical and mechanical properties of rocks using ultrasonic pulse technique and presenting equations between dynamic and static elastic constantsBy A. Fahimifar, H. Soroush
Abstract: In order to develop non-destructive methods in studying physical and mechanical properties of rock and replacing them with difficult and expensive static methods, several ultrasonic tests we
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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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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Mining induced stress estimation for pillar extraction at shallow coverBy A. K. Singh, R. Singh, P. K. Mandal
On the basis of in situ study of pillar loading at different sites, an attempt is made in this paper to visualize the development of mining induced stress under varying geo-mining conditions. Field st
Jan 1, 2003
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Slope unit based 3D landslide hazard mapping systemBy Y. Mitani, M. Xie, G. Zhou, T. Esaki
The assessment of landslide instability and risk has become a topic of major interest for both geoscientists and engineering professionals as well as for local communities and administrations in many
Jan 1, 2003
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Presidential Address: Truth and Error in Scientific PublishingBy R. T. Jones
"SynopsisScientific progress relies on the publication of ideas and experimental results that can be replicated, tested, and improved over time. The first printed book on metallurgy to have been publi
Jan 1, 2015
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Process of Thermal Spalling Behavior in Rocks - An Exploratory Study (ee241187-f3df-4003-8c5e-c08bcb46c2f0)By Thirumalai, K.
Although the term "spalling" has long been known, Norton l first referred to its usage for the fracture or disintegration of materials subjected to rapid temperature changes. Spalling of ceramic mater
Jan 1, 1970
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Strong ground motion and site response of mine-induced seismic eventsBy S. K. Murphy, S. M. Spottiswoode, A. M. Milev, D. Geyser
A portable, stand-alone instrument especially designed for recording strong ground motion was used in this study to create a large database of peak particle velocities measured underground. A total nu
Jan 1, 2003
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Helium: Bibliography Of Technical And Scientific Literature From Its Discovery (1868) To January 1, 1947 - IntroductionBy Henry P. Wheeler
H ELIUM (chemical symbol: He) is a member of a family of normally gaseous elements, which, because of their zero valence and corresponding lack of chemical activity, are called the "noble" or "inert"
Jan 1, 1952
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A Blaster’s Tool To Measure FragmentationBy Larry Mirabelli, David Lilly
In 1777, the French naturalist, Georges Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon developed a statistical technique to estimate the width between two parallel lines by randomly throwing a needle at the two line
Jan 1, 2008
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Prediction of the geological condition ahead of the tunnel face in TBM tunnels by geostatistical simulation techniqueBy K. Aoki, Y. Mito, S. Shirasagi
The authors developed the TBM Excavation Control System (the TBM Navigator), in order to realize the advanced observational construction. During the excavation using this system, the rock strength val
Jan 1, 2003
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GETTING THE JOB DONE: ESG AUDITING AND REPORTING - SME Annual Conference 2023By B. A. Filas, H. N. Lammers
Responsible environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices are not new to mining. It is the ESG acronym that has become the “flavor-of-the-day” with the stock markets, accounting firms, and inv
Feb 1, 2023
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The IPMI Journal 2022By IPMI Educational and Scientific Foundation
It is with great pleasure that we announce the availability of this fourth issue of the IPMI Journal, a publication of the International Precious Metals Educational and Scientific Foundation. This dig
Dec 1, 2022
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Industry-scale knowledge management\u2014RISKGATE and Australian coal operationsBy D. Sprott, P. A. Kirsch, J. Harris, D. Cliff
This paper details the work of RISKGATE, the largest Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) occupational health and safety initiative to date. The program is an interactive online risk m
Jan 1, 2014
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Explore the geological conditions around the tunnel face using the seismic reflective surveyBy J. M. Descour, K. Aoki, S. Shirasagi
This paper describes the tunnel seismic reflective survey, which has been developed by the authors in order to detect the geological condition ahead of the tunnel face three-dimensionally using reflec
Jan 1, 2003
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Railway tunnel design against karstic collapse in KoreaBy Y. H. Suh, H. C. Lee, D. S. Kim
A progressive karst formation and its influence upon engineered structures in the ‘phil-karst’ rock mass draw a tunnel engineer’s special attention to a long-term stability and the maintenance issues.
Jan 1, 2003
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Size effect on shear strength of computer-aided-manufactured jointsBy Y. -H. Chang, Y. -J. Jou, T. -S. Ueng, I. -H. Peng
In order to systematically study the size effect on the shear strength of rock joints, this study used the computer-aided-manufacturing system to reproduce the artificial rock joints for saw-toothed j
Jan 1, 2003
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Improved seismic event locationsBy S. M. Spottiswoode, Linzer. L. M.
We report on further progress in improving seismic locations by using the so-called double-difference method (Spottiswoode and Milev, 1998 and Waldhauser et al., 1999). Double-differences are obtaine
Jan 1, 2003
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Development of a fuzzy model to estimate engineering rock mass propertiesBy S. Jeon, J. Kim, H. Lee
Though the importance of the engineering rock mass properties such as deformation modulus, cohesion and friction angle is emphasized, the researches on the reliability of these values are rarely perfo
Jan 1, 2003