Mechanical Excavation in Mining and Civil Industries [Hardcover]

The secret to streamlined scheduling of mining and civil engineering projects is a solid understanding of the basic concepts of rock cutting mechanics. Comparing theoretical values with experimental and real-world results, Mechanical Excavation in Mining and Civil Industries thoroughly explains various rock cutting theories developed for chisel, conical, disc, and button cutters. The authors provide numerical examples on the effect of independent variables on dependent variables, as well as numerical and solved examples from real-life mining and civil engineering projects using equipment such as:

• Hard- and soft-ground tunnel boring machines (TBMs)
• Roadheaders
• Shearers
• Ploughs
• Chain saws
• Raise borers
• Impact hammers
• Large-diameter drill rigs
• Microtunnel boring machines

This book assists students and practicing engineers in selecting the most appropriate machinery for a specific job and predicting machine performance to ensure efficient extraction, and offers background information on rock cutting mechanics and different mechanical miners.

Introduction
Site Investigations for Mechanized Excavation Projects
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Rocks, Soils, and Coals
Rock Cutting Tools and Theories
Laboratory Rock Cutting Tests
Wear of Cutting Tools
Roadheaders
Impact Hammers
Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machines
Soft Ground Tunnel Boring Machines
Microtunnel Boring Machines and Jacking Forces
Shaft and Raise Boring Machines
Large Diameter Drill Rigs
Mechanical Excavation in Coal Mines
Chain Saw Machines
Emerging Mechanical Excavation Technologies

Turkish Tunneling Society chairman Nuh Bilginholds a B.Sc. from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and a Ph.D from Univel#·