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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Mining Safety"”.
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Coal Mining Safety: National Solutions in the Progressive Period
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My Trash, Your Treasure: What Prevents Risk-Based Governance from Diffusing in American Coal Mining Safety Regulation?
… been a growth of risk-based governance in coal mining safety regulation in many European and commonwealth countries. However, it is puzzling that the progress is much slower in the U.S. This dissertation seeks to explore this puzzle by examining the question what are the barriers keeping the …
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Modeling and control of a robot manipulator
… mobile platform. This platform is for use in the mining safety inspections of the mine roof, i.e., the hanging wall. Currently this process is done by mine workers and it places them at risk of falling of unstable rocks from the roof. A geometric based inverse kinematics algorithm for a 5 DOF …
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Optimization of Coalbed Methane Completion Strategies, Selection Criteria and Production Prediction: A Case Study in China's Qinshui Basin
… completion strategies were analyzed for pre-mining methane drainage on the bases of economic, environmental, and mining-safety-based factors. Effective degasification in the Qinshui Basin is crucial to enhance the health and safety of the underground mining workforce and to decrease carbon …
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Design and characterization of a smart bit for in-situ force measurement, using capacitive load cells and acoustic spectra analysis to determine rock type and tool wear in rock excavation process
… This work investigates methods for determining tool wear and material type with a sensing system, which would enable operators to make decisions using objective feedback from a safer location. Continuous mining machine operators must determine tool wear and material type during operation, …
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Analysis and Optimization of a Mining and Manufacturing Operation
<p>This thesis, Analysis and Optimization of a Mining and Manufacturing Operation, was written at the hypothetical request of management from the hypothetical Star Light Mining and Manufacturing Corporation. In essence, the problem proposed by Star Light Corporation is a job-scheduling problem that …
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Continuous DPM Monitoring in Underground Mine Environments: Demonstration of Potential Options in the Laboratory and Field
… generally used as a surrogate. Currently, the Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) limits personal exposures of underground metal/non-metal miners to 160 µg TC/m3 on an 8-hr time weighted average basis. Compliance is demonstrated by collecting full-shift personal filter samples, which …
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Radar Imaging Applications for Mining and Landmine Detection
The theme of this dissertation is to advance safety hazard mitigation by detecting and characterizing hidden targets of concern. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is used to detect and characterize hidden targets that pose safety hazards at Earth's surface, within shallow soil, and within rock. The …
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Developing knowledge for real world problem scenarios : using 3D gaming technology within a problem-based learning framework
… Simulator (FUMES) was developed to train mining personnel in emergency evacuation procedures at the Challenger gold mine in South Australia. Two groups of participants representing experienced and novice personnel were utilised to ascertain the effectiveness of FUMES as a training platform …
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The Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion: Occupational Hazard or Preventable Tragedy; A Look at State-Corporate Crime
… personal and death related events in the coal mining industry. This was evident in the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia that resulted in the death of twenty-nine miners. The goals of this thesis include the examination of how the Upper Big Branch Mine …