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9/1/1996 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe US Bureau of Mines has developed an alternate method for facilitating lighting system mock-ups.
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1/1/1996 - Conference papersThe United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) developed sponcom to aid in the assessment of the spontaneous combustion risk of an underground mining operation.
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1/1/1996 - Reports of InvestigationsA U.S. Bureau of Mines case study of pillar recovery in high-grade ore near the Ross shaft at the Homestake Mine, Lead, SD, has demonstrated the usefulness of the finite-element method for evaluating shaft pillar mining plans and shaft stability. In thi...
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10/1/1995 - Conference papersThe objective of the research is to prevent injuries and fatalities related to hoist and elevator operations. Monitoring and controlling mine hoisting operations will allow hoist operators, inspectors, and maintenance personnel to increase their awarene...
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5/1/1995 - Reports of InvestigationsA U.S. Bureau of Mines case study of pillar recovery in high-grade ore near the Ross shaft at the Homestake Mine, Lead, SD, has demonstrated the usefulness of the finite-element method for evaluating shaft pillar mining plans and shaft stability. This r...
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1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsA computer program called Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability (ARMPS) is field tested and refined in order to estimate abutment pressures developed during pillaring. It can be successfully employed to predict pillar line stability.
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1/1/1993 - Reports of InvestigationsThe U.S. Bureau of Mines investigated the performance of portable power cables under transient conditions. This research had a twofold purpose: (1) to define the thermal characteristics of electrically overloaded trailing cables, and (2) to conceptuali...
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12/1/1992 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis Bureau of Mines report examines survival odds for a prototypical escape from a mine, and illustrates how these odds change when SCSR training is improved.
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1/1/1992 - Reports of InvestigationsThe Bureau of Mines developed a computerized method to calculate vertical stress exerted on surfaces at depth that includes the effect or topography. The limitation of the method is that stresses cannot be accurately determined near an outcrop.
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1/1/1992 - Information CircularsMULSIM/NL is a U.S. Bureau of Mines boundary-element-method program for calculating stresses and displacements in coal mines or thin, tabular metalliferous veins. This manual gives detailed operating instructions for MULSIM/NL and illustrates its use w...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program