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Grouting And Freezing For Shaft Water Control In MilwaukeeBy Patrick J. Doig
The contract for the construction of the Inline Pump Station for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District involves the sinking of three shafts and the excavation of a pump chamber. The shafts a
Jan 1, 1985
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Mining 1988By J. D. Morgan
The US economy continued to grow steadily in 1988, reaching an annual rate of $5 trillion in the last quarter (US trillion = 1012). The value of domestically processed mineral-based materi¬als rose 20
Jan 1, 1989
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Rehabilitation of a Brick-Lined AqueductBy Taehong Kim, Carl Pannuti, Nikolas Sokol, Walter Herrick
BACKGROUND This paper discusses work performed as part the rehabilitation of the gravity flow section of the New Croton Aqueduct (NCA) during an approximately two year period between 2004 and 2006
Jan 1, 2007
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The Economics of Mechanical Raise BoringBy James H. Dye, N. E. Norman
There will be about 300 raise boring machines used worldwide by late 1981, attesting to the acceptance of this drilling system by the mining and construction industries. Over the past few years, many
Jan 3, 1981
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Construction of the Powerhouse Cavern for the Pumped Storage Scheme Kops II in AustriaBy Helmut Westermayr, Michael Tergl
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Geographic Setting The Kops II plant is a pumped storage scheme of the hydroelectric power producer ‘Vorarlberger Illwerke AG’ which is currently under construction in t
Jan 1, 2007
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Nuclear Energy?s Future From A Uranium Producer?s PerspectiveGary R. Steele is vice president, corporate marketing with Energy Fuels Resources. As such, he knows the global uranium market. The following are some of his thoughts on uranium?s place in the globa
Jan 1, 2008
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Construction of the West Area CSO Tunnels and Pumping StationBy Ray Hutton, Darrell Liebno, Taro Nonaka
Background Population growth and increasingly stringent regulatory controls on water quality across North America have resulted in municipal governments investing heavily in infrastructure to cont
Jan 1, 2007
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Cooperative Education In Mineral Engineering: Experience At Montana School Of Mines, ButteBy W. A. Vine
Next year, in 1964, Butte will celebrate its Centennial. It was in May, 1864, that the first recorded mining activity took place. During that summer, several rich placers were found on Silver Bow Cree
Jan 1, 1963
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Cable Shovel Health And Longevity In Formation ExcavationBy S. Frimpong
Cable shovels are used for primary excavation in in-situ and/or pre-fragmented formations in surface mining operations. Poorly fragmented hard rock formations and random occurrence of hard boulders i
Jan 1, 2007
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Analysis Of The Mining Engineering Faculty PipelineBy M. M. Poulton
Universities are not immune from the large number of retirements facing the mining industry. Department heads anticipate that we will need to replace all of the senior mining engineering faculty in t
Jan 1, 2012
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The Big Walnut—A Planned ApproachBy Tom Szaraz, Steve Skelhorn
Part of a major sewer expansion for the City of Columbus, Ohio. The Big Walnut Outfall Augmentation Sewer (BWOAS) consists of 4,000m (13,200 ft) of 3.66m (12 ft)diameter tunnel passing mainly through
Jan 1, 2007
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Comparison Of Arched And Flat Seal Designs Using Finite Element AnalysisThe failure of a seal in an underground coal mine can have devastating consequences. Traditionally seals have been constructed as flat walls. Large hydraulic dams, on the other hand, are constructed
Jan 1, 2007
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The Regulation Of Coal Mine Subsidence In ColoradoBy James A. Pendleton
In response to Public Law 95-87 (SMCRA), Colorado promulgated regulations governing the mining of Coal. These regulations require the prediction, monitoring and mitigation of "material damage" caused
Jan 1, 1986
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Multi-Attribute Selection Method For Mining TrucksBy D. Komljenovic, V. Kecojevic
Selection of the best possible truck type (model) is of crucial importance for the mine decision-makers. In this paper, authors contribute to the body of knowledge by developing a novel methodology f
Jan 1, 2007
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Cable-Shovel Dipper DynamicsBy M. A. Raza
Cable shovels are capital-expensive and primary production equipment in many surface mines. The forces acting on the shovel dipper vary as the dipper moves through the muck-pile. The variations in the
Jan 1, 2011
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Mojave Sustainability Project – Model For Community PartnershipsBy Neville Slade, Doug Shumway, Dayan Anderson, Joe Siefke, Curtis James
The Mojave Desert is a particularly fragile ecosystem that faces several significant impacts. These include rapid housing development, overdrafted water supplies and loss of wildlife habitat — all a
Jan 1, 2005
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2012 Fox Conference Turns Its Focus To International ProjectsFor the first time in its history, the George A. Fox Conference let its focus venture away from the friendly confines of the East Coast of the United States to spend part of the one-day conference loo
Jan 1, 2012
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Minerals Processing 1991Microorganisms are finding more use in the mineral industry, with extensive research efforts being reported in 1991. Most of these research efforts were presented in two major meetings, the SME Annual
Jan 1, 1992
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Drilling And Lining Of The Ocean Shafts - Seabrook Power ProjectBy B. J. Dave, Ashok J. Desai, Allen J. Hulshizer
This paper presents various design and construction considerations involved in developing an underwater installation of lined, large diameter shafts not known to have been previously accomplished for
Jan 1, 1976
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73rd Street TARP Relocation McCook Cup Reservoir: Contract 97-156-2HBy Brent Duncan, Doug Harding, Bob Stier
The 73rd Street Tunnel Project is part of “The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan” (TARP)also known as the Deep Tunnel Project, and is located in the Village of Bedford Park, County of McCook, State of Illinoi
Jan 1, 2003