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The Future Of Mining In South Africa - Sunset Or Sunrise? (Paperback): The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection The Future Of Mining In South Africa - Sunset Or Sunrise? (Paperback)
The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection
R320 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R70 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The future of mining in South Africa is hotly contested. Wide-ranging views from multiple quarters rarely seem to intersect, placing emphasis on different questions without engaging in holistic debate.

This book aims to catalyse change by gathering together fragmented views into unifying conversations. It highlights the importance of debating the future of mining in South Africa and for reaching consensus in other countries across the mineral-dependent globe.

It covers issues such as the potential of platinum to spur industrialisation, land and dispossession on the platinum belt, the roles of the state and capital in mineral development, mining in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the experiences of women in and affected by mining since the late 19th century and mine worker organising: history and lessons and how post-mine rehabilitation can be tackled.

It was inspired not only by an appreciation of South Africa’s extensive mineral endowments, but also by a realisation that, while the South African mining industry performs relatively well on many technical indicators, its management of broader social issues leaves much to be desired. It needs to be deliberated whether the mining industry can play as critical a role going forward as it did in the evolution of the country’s economy.

Narratives in Megaprojects (Paperback): Natalya Sergeeva, Johan Ninan Narratives in Megaprojects (Paperback)
Natalya Sergeeva, Johan Ninan
R1,318 Discovery Miles 13 180 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is a novel contribution to a field dominated by conventional approaches to project management, it is about narratives in megaprojects. Some of the questions examined in this original new book include: * What are narratives? * Why are they important in megaprojects? * How are they formed and used in megaprojects? * How do promotors of and protestors against megaprojects craft narratives to their advantage? * What strategies can project managers employ to effectively use narratives in megaprojects? Built from longitudinal research studies in combination with internationally recognised teaching materials, this book will provide readers with a theoretical understanding of narratives and projects, as well as practical international case studies, including HS2, the Eden Project, the Sochi Olympics, Hyderabad and Chennai Metros, Westconnex and Tideway, to support their understanding. The authors explain the different types of narrative, how and why they are important in general and in relation to a megaproject and its life-cycle, but also how to craft narratives in different situations, and how they are changed and maintained over a project life-cycle. Narratives in Megaprojects doubles as a text supporting more advanced courses on project management or aspects thereof, and as a reflection of the state of the art in this particular perspective on megaprojects. It is essential reading for all students and professionals in Project Management, Construction, Infrastructure and Executive Leaders involved in megaprojects and infrastructure delivery.

A 'Mansion for Miners': Plas Mwynwyr, Rhosllannerchrugog (Paperback): Kathryn Ellis, Peter Bolton A 'Mansion for Miners': Plas Mwynwyr, Rhosllannerchrugog (Paperback)
Kathryn Ellis, Peter Bolton
R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Miners' Strike 1984-5: Class Against Class (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Sean Matgamna The Miners' Strike 1984-5: Class Against Class (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Sean Matgamna
R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Narratives in Megaprojects (Hardcover): Natalya Sergeeva, Johan Ninan Narratives in Megaprojects (Hardcover)
Natalya Sergeeva, Johan Ninan
R3,748 Discovery Miles 37 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a novel contribution to a field dominated by conventional approaches to project management, it is about narratives in megaprojects. Some of the questions examined in this original new book include: * What are narratives? * Why are they important in megaprojects? * How are they formed and used in megaprojects? * How do promotors of and protestors against megaprojects craft narratives to their advantage? * What strategies can project managers employ to effectively use narratives in megaprojects? Built from longitudinal research studies in combination with internationally recognised teaching materials, this book will provide readers with a theoretical understanding of narratives and projects, as well as practical international case studies, including HS2, the Eden Project, the Sochi Olympics, Hyderabad and Chennai Metros, Westconnex and Tideway, to support their understanding. The authors explain the different types of narrative, how and why they are important in general and in relation to a megaproject and its life-cycle, but also how to craft narratives in different situations, and how they are changed and maintained over a project life-cycle. Narratives in Megaprojects doubles as a text supporting more advanced courses on project management or aspects thereof, and as a reflection of the state of the art in this particular perspective on megaprojects. It is essential reading for all students and professionals in Project Management, Construction, Infrastructure and Executive Leaders involved in megaprojects and infrastructure delivery.

Building Stones of Milan and Lombardy - 2-Volume Set (Hardcover): Roberto Bugini, Luisa Folli Building Stones of Milan and Lombardy - 2-Volume Set (Hardcover)
Roberto Bugini, Luisa Folli
R5,374 Discovery Miles 53 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Milan and Lombardy have played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period. This importance is reflected also by the diffusion of stone architecture: a persisting trait of Milan architecture was the use of different stones in the same building. Milan lies in the middle of the alluvial plain of the Po, far from the stone quarries; some waterways were dug out in order to supply the building stones from the surrounding territories. The study of stone as building material was significant at the end of 19th century, but then it was largely neglected by both architects and geologists. So it is significant to suggest a study about the stones employed to build in Milan (Part One) in relationship with a petrographic study about the features of the stones quarried in the whole Lombard territory (Part Two). Part One contains a record of Milanese edifices, edifices marking the different historical periods. Each edifice is described in a "card" containing: the building history, the architect, the kind of stone employed and subdivided according to the different parts of the building, the shape of stone elements. Part Two contains the description of the features of the stones reported in the first part. They are metamorphic and magmatic rocks of the Alpine area; sedimentary rocks and loose materials of the Prealpine area; sedimentary rocks of the Apennine area; loose sediments of the Padania plain. Some stones, coming from other northern Italian regions, and used in Lombard architecture, are also described. Each stone is described in a "card" containing: commercial and historical names, petrographic classification, macroscopic features, mineralogical composition, microscopic features, geological setting, quarry sites, transport to yards, morphology of dressed elements and surface handworking, use in architecture in the whole Lombard territory and abroad, decay morphologies. A particular investigation is addressed to the stones used during the 20th century, a great part of them was never used before in Milan and in Lombardy.

Digging Up Trouble - Environment, Protest and Open-cast Mining (Paperback): Huw Beynon, Andrew Cox, Ray Hudson Digging Up Trouble - Environment, Protest and Open-cast Mining (Paperback)
Huw Beynon, Andrew Cox, Ray Hudson
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work on environmental planning focuses on open-cast mining. It addresses the issues around open-cast mining that are central to the context of social science debate: risk; the division of public and private; environmental protest and politics; and new social movements.

The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa, Pt. 2 - Apartheid Repression and Dissent in the Mines, 1948-1982 (Hardcover):... The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa, Pt. 2 - Apartheid Repression and Dissent in the Mines, 1948-1982 (Hardcover)
V.L. Allen
R1,119 Discovery Miles 11 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Surveys developments from the establishment of the Apartheid state to 1982 when it was being challenged in the mines, factories and townships. After the Soweto Revolt, the government slowly began to compromise and by 1982 the conditions were present for the formation of a new union for black mineworkers. Key Features include studies of: Recruitment, harsh working conditions and work-related deaths and injuries, including a detailed account of the Coalbrook Colliery disaster in 1960 when 437 were killed. A wave of dissent by black students and industrial workers arose in the 1970s. The Guardian newspaper conducted a successful wages campaign for black workers. Black mineworkers joined the protesters in 1973-1976 when more than 200 of them were killed. These protests were followed by the Soweto uprising, by township violence and by a state response that was both oppressive and conciliatory

World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2020 (Hardcover): Unido World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2020 (Hardcover)
Unido
R3,830 Discovery Miles 38 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2020 provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining as well as the production and supply of electricity, natural gas and water.This unique and comprehensive source of information meets the growing demand of data users who require detailed and reliable statistical information on the primary industry and energy producing sectors. The publication provides internationally comparable data for economic researchers, development strategists and business communities who influence the policy of industrial development and its environmental sustainability.

South Africa's gold mines - and the politics of silicosis (Paperback): Jock McCulloch South Africa's gold mines - and the politics of silicosis (Paperback)
Jock McCulloch
R250 R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Save R55 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Why did South African mines become renowned for mine safety, while the mounting rate of silicosis in black migrant workers lay hidden for over a century? How complicit were regulating officers in the operation of the gold mines' apartheid health and safety policies? Why and how was tuberculosis among black migrant miners not disclosed, perpetuating a cycle of disease (and death) and allowing the infection to spread to neighbouring states? This book reveals how the South African mining industry, abetted by a minority state, hid a pandemic of silicosis for almost a century, and allowed workers infected with tuberculosis to spread the potentially fatal disease to rural communities in South Africa and labour-sending states. The first crisis of 1896-1912 focused on the minority white workers and resulted in industry investing heavily on reducing dust levels. The second began in 2000 with mounting scientific evidence that the disease rate among black migrant miners is more than a hundred times higher than officially acknowledged. This has resulted in class actions against operating companies.

The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa - Housing Policy and Place Attachment (Hardcover): Lochner Marais The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa - Housing Policy and Place Attachment (Hardcover)
Lochner Marais
R3,460 R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Save R431 (12%) In Stock

investigates the relationship between mining, mine closure and housing policy in post-apartheid South Africa argues that the dependencies created by the mining industry and mine housing policies while a mine is operational causes serious societal problems when it closes applies the concepts of place attachment, asset-based development and social disruption will be of interest to students and scholars researching the social impacts of mining and the extractive industries, social geography and sustainable development, as well as policymakers and practitioners working with mine closure or social impact assessments.

Construction Law - From Beginner to Practitioner (Paperback, 2nd edition): Jim Mason Construction Law - From Beginner to Practitioner (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Jim Mason
R1,372 Discovery Miles 13 720 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This second edition of Construction Law: From Beginner to Practitioner provides a thorough and comprehensive guide to construction law by blending together black letter law and socio-legal approaches. This mixed methodology makes an ideal introduction to the subject for those studying to enter the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry in a professional capacity. Designed to equip the student with all they need to know about construction law, the topics covered include: * the fundamentals of law and the English legal system; * contract, business, tort and property law; * procurement, subcontracting and partnering; * claims, damages, losses and expenses; * dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration, litigation and adjudication. The books suitability for study is enhanced by its logical structure, chapter summaries and further reading lists whilst the role of law in achieving a more collaborative and less confrontational AEC industry is examined in detail. Fully updated throughout, this new edition includes coverage of post-Grenfell legislation; increased coverage of modern methods of construction and continuously evolving technologies such as BIM and digital twins; NEC4 and the latest JCT contract suite and the Construction Playbook. This book is useful not only for understanding the basics, but also as a reference that practitioners will use time and again.

Look Back in Anger: The Miners' Strike in Nottinghamshire 30 Years on (Paperback, 1st): Harry Paterson Look Back in Anger: The Miners' Strike in Nottinghamshire 30 Years on (Paperback, 1st)
Harry Paterson
R317 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Save R31 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The scars left by the 1984/85 'Great Strike for Jobs' are still raw in Nottinghamshire, 30 years on. There, the majority of the National Union of Mineworkers did not support their union, working throughout the strike, later forming the breakaway Union of Democratic Miners. This book puts these events in context, giving a history of the coalfields through the 20th century and the first comprehensive overview of the strike year in Nottinghamshire.

LeadingGreen - LEED® Green Associate Exam v4 Study Guide (Paperback): Lorne Mlotek LeadingGreen - LEED® Green Associate Exam v4 Study Guide (Paperback)
Lorne Mlotek
R1,317 Discovery Miles 13 170 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

• Introduces LEED and green building principles for anyone in a built environment discipline • No expectation of prior knowledge, suitable for high school students to seasoned industry professionals • 100 question practice exams provided as online resources

The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa, Pt. 1 - Mining in South Africa and the Genesis of Apartheid, 1871-1948... The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa, Pt. 1 - Mining in South Africa and the Genesis of Apartheid, 1871-1948 (Hardcover)
V.L. Allen
R1,115 Discovery Miles 11 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

South Africa's prosperity was built on the wealth dragged out of the ground by mine workers: the first volume of three runs up to the defeat of the mineworkers' strike in 1946 and the election of the first Nationalist Party government. Key Features include: Information on the early days of the industry from slavery to compound labour. Explanation of the coercive forces that drove workers to the mines and of the creation of a permanent supply of cheap black labour. Strikes and Protests from the 1920s to 1946

Energy, Resource Extraction and Society - Impacts and Contested Futures (Hardcover): Anna Szolucha Energy, Resource Extraction and Society - Impacts and Contested Futures (Hardcover)
Anna Szolucha
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Energy is central to the fabric of society. This book revisits the classic notions of energy impacts by examining the social effects of resource extraction and energy projects which are often overlooked. Energy impacts are often reduced to the narrow configurations of greenhouse gas emissions, chemical spills or land use changes. However, this neglects the fact that the way we produce, distribute and consume energy shapes society, political institutions and culture. The authors trace the impacts of contemporary energy and resource extraction developments and explain their significance for the shaping of powerful social imaginaries and a reconfiguration of political and democratic systems. They analyse not only the complex histories and landscapes of industrial mining and energy development, including oil, coal, wind power, gas (fracking) and electrification, but also their significance for contested energy and social futures. Based on ethnographic and interdisciplinary research from around the world, including case studies from Australia, Germany, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Turkey, UK and USA, they document the effects on local communities and how these are often transformed into citizen engagement, protest and resistance. This sheds new light on the relationship between energy and power, reflecting a wide array of pertinent impacts beyond the usual considerations of economic efficiency and energy security. The volume is aimed at advanced students and researchers in anthropology, sociology, human geography, science and technology studies, environmental studies and sustainable development as well as professionals working in the field of impact assessments.

Mine Seismology: Seismic Warning Concept - Case Study from Vaal Reefs Gold Mine, South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): S N... Mine Seismology: Seismic Warning Concept - Case Study from Vaal Reefs Gold Mine, South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
S N Glazer
R3,260 R2,079 Discovery Miles 20 790 Save R1,181 (36%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book illustrates how mine seismology can be used to improve underground safety standards. It describes several preventive actions that have been put into practice at the 5B Area of No. 5 Shaft Vaal Reefs gold mine after issuing seismic warnings. These included additional safety pillars, changes in mining sequences and directions, and a review of the mining strategy for the entire 5B area. The presented experiment with seismic warning concept was a success because it was an internal mine project. Further, the Vaal Reefs management adopted the philosophy that the success rate should be measured in the preventive actions taken, not in the success of the prediction itself. Reviewing these and other aspects, the book clearly demonstrates how mine seismology can effectively improve underground safety standards. Stefan Glazer's book (...) addresses in a very comprehensive manner both technical and practical problems of implementing and then effectively using microseismic networks and data. (...) Stefan proves that through comprehensive microseismic data analysis the location of potential rock burst can be assessed and then prevention action plans can be developed, providing more confidence to management and workers that deposit[s] can be mine[d] safely. Michal Stawski, VP Strategic Geomechanical Specialist, PT Freeport Indonesia I began reading this story expecting to find a technical review of the science of seismology and its application in mining, [but] this book is much more than that. (...) This is a must-read for those managing seismically active mines and should provide a wake-up call to the industry as the complex morality surrounding the management of seismic risk needs to be clarified in order for this to advance. Eric Strom, Director Underground Mining, New Gold Inc. As a mining geotechnical practitioner having experience in large open pit and underground massive mining operations, I have learned that mining induced seismicity can have a significant impact on the safety and economics of operations. However, seismicity is a complex field that is generally left to specialists with little input from geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists. (...) This is a must read for mine seismologists, geotechnical practitioners and mining engineers alike, and will be a welcome and much needed addition to my own book cabinet. This will be [an] invaluable work as our industry progresses to the mining of new depths in both the underground and open pit environments. Desmond Mossop Pr.Sci.Nat., Principal Engineering Geologist, SRK Consulting

Effectively Managing the Case for Safety (Paperback): David England, Andy Painting Effectively Managing the Case for Safety (Paperback)
David England, Andy Painting
R1,408 Discovery Miles 14 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book examines how safety failings during the use of any designed product or system-be it a car, a building, or a chemical plant-can be mitigated through effective understanding of the conditions and controls surrounding its use. Drawing on historical failures and their own real-world experience, Dr Andy Painting and David England explain how corporate culture, engineering safety, personnel selection, and proper safety auditing are key ingredients to maintaining safety in all aspects of an organization's operations. This effective strategy is also crucial to linking back to the design of future products in establishing where operational failures have been identified and can therefore be "designed out" in future iterations. The book challenges silo thinking among the various safety-related disciplines and shows how this can be counter-productive to effective safety management. Effectively Managing the Case for Safety draws on key features from engineering, design, and health and safety processes, which, when used cohesively, promote a better working environment for everyone and help to reduce wasted time, money, and effort for any organization. Safety is tracked from the initial design stage through any product's entire service life and includes evidence of how safety affects, and is affected by, all those who interact with a product, system, or project. Following their first book, An Effective Strategy for Safe Design in Engineering and Construction, which demonstrated how current construction regulations can be used as a framework to ensure that safety is embedded into the design of virtually any product from machinery to buildings, this follow up book defines what safe is, how it is initially derived, and how the operational safety of any product, during its in-use phase, can be managed and assessed. The result is not only to ensure compliance with relevant regulations but also to actively ensure the ongoing safety of all those who interact with a product or project.

Extractive Relations - Countervailing Power and the Global Mining Industry (Hardcover): John R. Owen, Deanna Kemp Extractive Relations - Countervailing Power and the Global Mining Industry (Hardcover)
John R. Owen, Deanna Kemp
R3,925 Discovery Miles 39 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Extractive Relations explores the nature of industrial power and its role in shaping what we understand to be the global mining sector. The authors examine issues at the forefront of contemporary debates: corporate obligations in safeguarding the rights of people displaced by mining, the recognition of community rights and interests in supporting or opposing mining developments, the handling of non-judicial grievances and workability of corporate remedy systems, and the logic of community relations departments in navigating these issues inside and outside of the typical modern mining establishment.The authors develop a unique theoretical approach that highlights the different types and uses of power in these settings. This perspective is supported by the authors' own sustained engagement with the mining sector over many years, drawing on cases from over twenty countries. The analysis of these issues from both 'inside' and 'outside' the sector is a key point of differentiation. For readers seeking to understand how mining companies interpret and interact with the communities and interests around their operations, this book provides invaluable insight and analysis.

The Miners' Strike, 1984–5 - Loss Without Limit (Paperback): Martin Adeney, John Lloyd The Miners' Strike, 1984–5 - Loss Without Limit (Paperback)
Martin Adeney, John Lloyd
R971 Discovery Miles 9 710 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book, first published in 1986, examines the miners’ strike of 1984-5 – an event that formed the decisive break with a forty-year-old British tradition of political and industrial compromise. The stakes for the main parties were so high that the price each was willing to pay, the loss each was willing to sustain, exceeded anything seen in an industrial dispute in half a century. This book examines and assesses the strike’s full implications, and puts it into its historical and political context.

Self-Healing Cementitious Materials - Technologies, Evaluation Methods, and Applications (Hardcover): Ghasan Fahim Huseien,... Self-Healing Cementitious Materials - Technologies, Evaluation Methods, and Applications (Hardcover)
Ghasan Fahim Huseien, Iman Faridmehr, Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban
R2,969 Discovery Miles 29 690 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Climate change is anticipated to have a major impact on concrete structures through increasing rates of deterioration and the impact of extreme weather events. The repair of any damage will be highly labor-intensive and expensive. Self-healing cementitious materials can enable the construction industry to mitigate these effects and move toward greater sustainability, safety, and increased cost savings and efficiency. This book: Examines concrete structures based on various materials with self-repair capability and their implications for future use in sustainable projects. Discusses advantages and design strategies of self-healing concretes. Covers several effective and detailed self-repair methods, with comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Examines the use of various materials, including polymers and nanomaterials. Reviews factors affecting performance, properties, and applications. Delves into future directions and opportunities. Written for researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals, Self-Healing Cementitious Materials: Technologies, Evaluation Methods, and Applications offers a detailed view of an important emerging technology in materials science, civil engineering, and related fields.

Marikana - A People's History (Paperback): Julian Brown Marikana - A People's History (Paperback)
Julian Brown
R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R61 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

On 16 August 2012, the South African police shot dead thirty-four men and injured hundreds more, bringing to an end a week-long strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana. None of the murdered people posed a threat to any police officer. Existing studies of this nation-shaping and internationally significant event have often overlooked the experiences and perspectives of the striking miners themselves. Now, for the first time, the men’s lives – and deaths – are put at the centre of the story.

Placing the strike in the context of South Africa’s long history of racial and economic exclusion, explaining how the miners came to be in Marikana, how their lives were ordinarily lived and the substance of their complaints, Julian Brown shows how the strike developed from an initial gathering into a mass movement of more than 3,000 workers. Drawing on interviews with strikers and their families, he tells the stories of those who embarked on the strike, those who were killed, and the attempts of the families of the deceased to identify and bury their dead.

Brown also provides a comprehensive review of the subsequent Commission of Inquiry and points to the politics of solidarity with the Marikana miners that have emerged since.

Rural Road Engineering in Developing Countries (Hardcover): Jasper Cook, Robert Christopher Petts Rural Road Engineering in Developing Countries (Hardcover)
Jasper Cook, Robert Christopher Petts
R4,394 Discovery Miles 43 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rural Road Engineering in Developing Countries provides a comprehensive coverage of the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of rural roads in developing countries and emerging nations. It covers a wide range of technical and non-technical problems that may confront road engineers working in the developing world, focusing on rural roads which provide important links from villages and farms to markets and offer the public access to health, education, and other services essential for sustainable development. Most textbooks on road engineering are based on experience in industrialised countries with temperate climates or deal only with specific issues, with many aspects of the design and construction of roads in developing regions stemming from inappropriate research undertaken in Europe and the USA. These approaches are frequently unsuitable and unsustainable for rural road network environments, particularly in low to middle income countries. This book takes on board a more recent research and application focus on rural roads, integrating it for a broad range of readers to access current information on good practice for sustainable road engineering in developing countries. The book particularly suits transportation engineers, development professionals, and graduate students in civil engineering.

Remediation of Uranium Mill Tailings (Hardcover): Prafulla Soni Remediation of Uranium Mill Tailings (Hardcover)
Prafulla Soni
R3,030 Discovery Miles 30 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Provides insight into the application of applied ecology for bioremediation of radioactive wastes Discusses species selection criteria for tailings radioactivity consolidation Explains safe treatment of radioactive ore processing plants tailings Illustrates the role of ethnobotany in selection of most appropriate species to effectively use in bioremediation Focusses on experimental outcomes

Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation (Hardcover): Jose A. Sanchidrian Blanco, Ashok Kumar Singh Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation (Hardcover)
Jose A. Sanchidrian Blanco, Ashok Kumar Singh
R3,468 Discovery Miles 34 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fragmentation characteristics influence mucking productivity, crusher throughput and energy consumption, plant efficiency, yield and recovery, or the price itself of the end product in the case of industrial minerals and aggregates. Reliable, quantitative measurements of fragment sizes are instrumental in controlling and optimizing the blasting results. Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation presents the latest developments in rock fragmentation measurement techniques and analysis. It includes image analysis and machine vision techniques, either photographic or 3D such as stereo-photogrammetry and laser triangulation; case studies of fragmentation measurements in a variety of situations and used in different optimization and control tasks; fragmentation analysis and new suitable functional descriptions of size distributions, and model-scale fragmentation tests with weighed size distribution data. The contributions in this book were presented at the workshop Measurement and Analysis of Blast Fragmentation, which was hosted by Fragblast 10 (New Delhi, India, November 2012), provide a snapshot of the activity in rock fragmentation measurements and analysis around the world, and are a must-have reference for engineers and researchers working in rock blasting.

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