Surface and underground excavations : methods, techniques and equipment /
Ratan Raj Tatiya.
- 2nd edition.
- Boca ; Raton : CRC Press/Balkema, c2013.
- xxxviii, 866 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents
1 Introduction 1.1 excavations and their classification 1.2 surface excavations 1.3 underground excavations, etc
2 Rocks, minerals and mineral inventory evaluation 2.1 formation process and classification 2.2 rock cycle & type of deposits 2.3 texture, grain size and shapes, etc
3 Prospecting exploration & site investigations 3.1 introduction 3.2 prospecting and exploration 3.3 phases of prospecting and exploration program, etc
4. Drilling 4.1 introduction - unit operations 4.2 primary rock operations 4.3 drilling, etc
5 Explosive and blasting 5.1 introduction 5.2 detonation and deflagration 5.3 common ingredients of explosives, etc
7 Transportation-haulage and hoisting 7.1 introduction 7.2 haulage system 7.3 trackless or tyred haulage system, etc
8 Supports 8.1 introduction 8.2 classification of supports 8.3 self support by in-place rock, etc
9 Drives and tunnels (conventional methods) 9.1 introduction 9.2 drivage techniques 9.3 drivage techniques with the aid of explosives, etc
10 Tunneling by road headers and impact hammers 10.1 tunneling by boom-mounted road headers 10.2 classification based on weights 10.3 milling or longitudinal, etc
11 Full-face borers (TBMs) & special methods 11.1 introduction 11.2 tunneling methods and procedures 11.3 full-face tunneling machines, etc
12 Planning 12.1 economic studies 12.2 mine design elements 12.3 dividing property for the purpose of underground mining, etc
13 Excavations in upward direction-raising 13.1 introduction 13.2 raise application in civil and construction industries 13.3 classification, etc
18 Hazards, occupational health and safety (OHS), environment and loss prevention 18.1 introduction 18.2 potential excavation hazards 18.3 safety and accidents, etc
19 Sustainable Development 19. sustainable development (SD) in mining 19.2 stakeholders and sustainable development 19.3 scenarios influencing mini ng industry, etc
Includes references : p. 845-846 . _ Index : p. 847-866