Mining technology and engineering Books
Fonthill Media Ltd Pit to Power Station: A Personal Recollection of
Book SynopsisFocusing on the 1990s as a decade of change, all of the collieries and most of the coal fired power stations of that era have now gone. During that decade I made a point of photographing the collieries and power stations, and the trains that moved the coal, and so amassed a large collection of photographs. Being Worksop-based through my railway career, I am able to describe a potted history of Worksop Depot which opened in 1991, commencing with a brief look at the area in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. The run-up to the privatisation of the railways is followed by the new freight companies which brought changes in coal operations, before the wholesale decline in coal production. There are images taken in the Nott's, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire coalfields. Brief descriptions of each colliery and power station illustrated are given, with maps to show their location, along with power station track diagrams, tables, and coal plans to show where power station coal originated. The book concludes with a few instances of locations that Worksop-based drivers served.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Worksop in the 1980s and 1990s: The Decades of Change; 2 Declining UK Coal Production; 3 Nottinghamshire Area Collieries; 4 Derbyshire Area Collieries; 5 Yorkshire Area Collieries; 6 Leicestershire and Staffordshire Area Collieries; 7 Power Stations; 8 Three Days at Worksop; Bibliography.
£17.00
Rider-French Consulting Limited The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs
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£47.50
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Gold Panner's Manual
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£13.59
Reaktion Books Mining in World History
Book SynopsisMining in World History deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present day, drawing out, in an engaging and fast-paced fashion, the interplay of personalities, politics and technology which have together shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 years. Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before the year 1453, of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copper, an event that revived the rich copper-silver mines of central Europe and the ruling ambitions of the Habsburg emperors who owned them. The author shows how the flood of silver from Spain's newly-conquered American colonies brought about the demise of these mines, and goes on to examine the far-reaching changes brought to mining and smelting by the steam engine and the Industrial Revolution. The book then looks at the era of the gold rushes and the comprehensive developments in mineral extraction and technology that took place in the United States and South Africa at the end of the nineteenth century, and describes the spread of mass metal-production techniques across the world amid the violent struggles of the twentieth century and the energy crises of the 1970s. Written by an author vastly experienced in the field, Mining in World History is the first book to provide an account of how and why change and advance in this global industry have taken place in different eras and locations around the world. As such it will appeal to the industry specialist as well as to the general reader who wants to know more about a field that has been fundamental to the construction of industrial civilization.Trade Review'This is quite simply the best history ever published on the role of mining in shaping world events. It performs the huge task of making sense of a complex range of industries that took many forms and produced many products, over centuries of change and development across every continent on earth. It does so in just 350 pages of succinct but comprehensive prose, remarkably free of errors of both fact and judgment ...Martin Lynch has managed to present the big picture of mining.' -Historic Environment 'This is quite simply the best history ever published on the role of mining in shaping world events. It performs the huge task of making sense of a complex range of industries that took many forms and produced many products, over centuries of change and development across every continent on earth. It does so in just 350 pages of succinct but comprehensive prose, remarkably free of errors of both fact and judgment ... Martin Lynch has managed to present the big picture of mining.' - Historic Environment 'A very profound book about a very profound subject. It can, and will, be used as a reference work, yet it is a splendid story well told. The reader with an interest in history, politics, and economics will find the book rewarding indeed ... The reader with a background in mining history will find the book a joy from beginning to end. The book builds momentum, the farther along the reader progresses, the more exciting the narrative becomes.' - Anthracite History Journal
£23.70
The University of Chicago Press The Eyes of the World Mining the Digital Age in
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Eyes of the World is a groundbreaking, brilliantly written book about Congo’s place in the global economy. Smith places artisanal miners of coltan at the center of his study. Contrary to most popular views of the Congolese as victims of global corporations and brutal state authorities, miners recognize their value as experienced workers who often can protect their interests. . . . Smith deftly weaves insights drawn from an array of anthropological theory with gripping, moving case studies of individual miners and mining sites. . . . Strikingly, Smith shows how Western efforts to crack down on 'blood diamonds' end up, in actuality, to be a tool to weaken the leverage of artisanal miners and allow wily state authorities to cash in on their ability to selectively enforce their will on Congolese workers. This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the Democratic Republic of Congo today." * Choice *"Chock-full of fascinating details on the people and communities that have lived off mining in the chaos of the wars in Congo." * Foreign Affairs *"Beautiful and evocative. . . . Smith produces one of the richest and most thought-provoking ethnographies I have read in a very long time. The Eyes of the World is likely to become an anthropological classic." * Reviews in Anthropology *“Blood minerals: a global cause ‘intended to do one thing, but under the surface, invisible to many, . . . doing something else.’ Smith offers a whirlwind of research on the varied actors who extract coltan—often in the ruins of colonial concessions—making it available to international markets. The Eyes of the World skillfully cuts through metropolitan stereotypes, drawing readers instead into the astounding vortex of the mines.” * Anna Tsing, coeditor of Feral Atlas: The More-than-Human Anthropocene *“A riveting, wonderful potpourri of story, theory, and history. The Eyes of the World hugs closely to people’s lives, words, and theories, vividly unpacking multiple dimensions of movement in the mining of those digital minerals that end up in global devices. One of the most brilliant, important, and utterly teachable ethnographies to appear on Congo in a long time.” * Nancy Rose Hunt, author of A Nervous State: Violence, Reveries, and Remedies in Colonial Congo *“Smith gives us a rare glimpse into the complex dynamics of otherwise largely invisible local worlds that do nonetheless matter on a global scale. A great observer and talented narrator, he convincingly argues how, in the vortex of these Congolese mining worlds, destructive forms of extra-statecraft undid existing socio-cultural assemblages while generating the basis for new transformative orders.” * Filip De Boeck, author of Suturing the City: Living Together in Congo’s Urban Worlds *"Smith’s book is bound to become a classic in the anthropology of mining and the conflict minerals literature. . . . This book is an absolute joy to read and sets the bar very high for future researchers working on the issue of conflict minerals. This is mining anthropology at its very best." * The Journal of Development Studies *Table of ContentsPart One: Orientations Prologue: An Introduction to the Personal, Methodological, and Spatiotemporal Scales of the Project 1. The Eyes of the World: Themes of Movement, Visualization, and (Dis)embodiment in Congolese Digital Minerals Extraction (an Introduction) Part Two: Mining Worlds 2. War Stories: Seeing the World through War 3. The Magic Chain: Interdimensional Movement in the Supply Chain for the “Black Minerals” 4. Mining Futures in the Ruins Part Three: The Eyes of the World on Bisie and the Game of Tags 5. Bisie during the Time of Movement 6. Insects of the Forest 7. The Battle of Bisie 8. Closure 9. Game of Tags: Supply Chain Auditing as Purification Project Conclusion: Chains, Holes, and Wormholes Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£25.65
Pearson Education (US) Applied ThreeDimensional Subsurface Geological
Book SynopsisThe late Daniel J. Tearpock was a noted scientist, teacher, and author of several popular applied books and papers on geological mapping. He was also an entrepreneur and led the international petroleum consultancy and training company Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC (SCA). He was the lead author of previous editions of this book and helped create the basics of correctly applied geological mapping technics and principles. Richard E. Bischke, PhD, president of PCGS, has been involved with teams within major oil and gas companies that had discoveries from Louisiana and Venezuela to the Philippines. He has worked in 19 different countries and was previously chief exploration geophysicist at IntEx, LLC, and chief structural geophysicist for SCA. James C. Brenneke is retired from Shell Oil (US), where he worked in research, exploration, and production; he also served in BP's deep-water Gulf of Mexico production orgaTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Subsurface Mapping Chapter 2: Contouring and Contouring Techniques Chapter 3: Directionally Drilled Wells and Directional Surveys Chapter 4: Log Correlation Techniques Chapter 5: Integration of Geophysical Data in Subsurface Mapping Chapter 6: Cross Sections Chapter 7: Fault Maps Chapter 8: Structure Maps Chapter 9: Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data Chapter 10: Compressional Structures: Balancing and Interpretation Chapter 11: Extensional Structures: Balancing and Interpretation Chapter 12: Strike-Slip Faults and Associated Structures Chapter 13: Growth Structures Chapter 14: Isochore and Isopach Maps
£118.99
The University of Chicago Press The Eyes of the World Mining the Digital Age in
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Eyes of the World is a groundbreaking, brilliantly written book about Congo’s place in the global economy. Smith places artisanal miners of coltan at the center of his study. Contrary to most popular views of the Congolese as victims of global corporations and brutal state authorities, miners recognize their value as experienced workers who often can protect their interests. . . . Smith deftly weaves insights drawn from an array of anthropological theory with gripping, moving case studies of individual miners and mining sites. . . . Strikingly, Smith shows how Western efforts to crack down on 'blood diamonds' end up, in actuality, to be a tool to weaken the leverage of artisanal miners and allow wily state authorities to cash in on their ability to selectively enforce their will on Congolese workers. This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand the Democratic Republic of Congo today." * Choice *"Chock-full of fascinating details on the people and communities that have lived off mining in the chaos of the wars in Congo." * Foreign Affairs *"Beautiful and evocative. . . . Smith produces one of the richest and most thought-provoking ethnographies I have read in a very long time. The Eyes of the World is likely to become an anthropological classic." * Reviews in Anthropology *“Blood minerals: a global cause ‘intended to do one thing, but under the surface, invisible to many, . . . doing something else.’ Smith offers a whirlwind of research on the varied actors who extract coltan—often in the ruins of colonial concessions—making it available to international markets. The Eyes of the World skillfully cuts through metropolitan stereotypes, drawing readers instead into the astounding vortex of the mines.” * Anna Tsing, coeditor of Feral Atlas: The More-than-Human Anthropocene *“A riveting, wonderful potpourri of story, theory, and history. The Eyes of the World hugs closely to people’s lives, words, and theories, vividly unpacking multiple dimensions of movement in the mining of those digital minerals that end up in global devices. One of the most brilliant, important, and utterly teachable ethnographies to appear on Congo in a long time.” * Nancy Rose Hunt, author of A Nervous State: Violence, Reveries, and Remedies in Colonial Congo *“Smith gives us a rare glimpse into the complex dynamics of otherwise largely invisible local worlds that do nonetheless matter on a global scale. A great observer and talented narrator, he convincingly argues how, in the vortex of these Congolese mining worlds, destructive forms of extra-statecraft undid existing socio-cultural assemblages while generating the basis for new transformative orders.” * Filip De Boeck, author of Suturing the City: Living Together in Congo’s Urban Worlds *"Smith’s book is bound to become a classic in the anthropology of mining and the conflict minerals literature. . . . This book is an absolute joy to read and sets the bar very high for future researchers working on the issue of conflict minerals. This is mining anthropology at its very best." * The Journal of Development Studies *Table of ContentsPart One: Orientations Prologue: An Introduction to the Personal, Methodological, and Spatiotemporal Scales of the Project 1. The Eyes of the World: Themes of Movement, Visualization, and (Dis)embodiment in Congolese Digital Minerals Extraction (an Introduction) Part Two: Mining Worlds 2. War Stories: Seeing the World through War 3. The Magic Chain: Interdimensional Movement in the Supply Chain for the “Black Minerals” 4. Mining Futures in the Ruins Part Three: The Eyes of the World on Bisie and the Game of Tags 5. Bisie during the Time of Movement 6. Insects of the Forest 7. The Battle of Bisie 8. Closure 9. Game of Tags: Supply Chain Auditing as Purification Project Conclusion: Chains, Holes, and Wormholes Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£72.20
University of Washington Press Gardens of Gold
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This excellent book joins a raft of ethnographic publications from the cohort of contemporaries who all did their first fieldwork from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s in the mining areas of Papua New Guinea, returning frequently up to the present. Perhaps not since the 1960s has there been such a surge of reflection, from different angles, on connected topics in Papua New Guinea." * Pacific Affairs *"[A] truly modern, and highly participatory, ethnography." * Pacific Affairs *
£25.19
University of Washington Press Gardens of Gold
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This excellent book joins a raft of ethnographic publications from the cohort of contemporaries who all did their first fieldwork from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s in the mining areas of Papua New Guinea, returning frequently up to the present. Perhaps not since the 1960s has there been such a surge of reflection, from different angles, on connected topics in Papua New Guinea." * Pacific Affairs *"[A] truly modern, and highly participatory, ethnography." * Pacific Affairs *
£77.35
CRC Press Topical Issues of Rational Use of Natural
Book SynopsisTopical Issues of Rational Use of Natural Resources contains the contributions presented at International Forum-Contest of Young Researchers 2018 (St. Petersburg Mining University, Russia, 18-20 April 2018). The Forum-Contest is an excellent opportunity for young researchers to present their work to the scientific community involved in the extraction and processing of natural resources.The topics of the book include:â Prospecting and exploration of mineral depositsâ Development of solid minerals deposits and safety of mining operationsâ Development of oil and gas fields and transportation of crude hydrocarbonsâ Modern technologies of construction work applied in the mineral complexâ Metallurgy. Physical and chemical technologies of hydrocarbons treatmentâ Equipment, transport service and energy efficiency of mining enterprisesâ Economic tools of innovative developmentâ Environmental protectionâ Geo information systems and nanotechnologiesTable of ContentsProspecting and exploration of mineral depositsDevelopment of solid minerals deposits and safety of mining operationsDevelopment of oil and gas fields and transportation of crude hydrocarbonsModern technologies of construction work applied in the mineral complexMetallurgy—physical and chemical technologies of hydrocarbons treatmentEquipment, transport service and energy efficiency of mining enterprisesEconomic tools of innovative developmentEnvironmental protectionGeo information systems and nanotechnologies
£171.00
CRC Press Corrosion Protection for the Oil and Gas Industry
Book SynopsisCorrosion Protection for the Oil and Gas Industry: Pipelines, Subsea Equipment, and Structures summarizes the main causes of corrosion and requirements for materials protection, selection of corrosion-resistant materials and coating materials commonly used for corrosion protection, and the limitations to their use, application, and repair. This book focuses on the protection of steels against corrosion in an aqueous environment, either immersed in seawater or buried. It also includes guidelines for the design of cathodic protection systems and reviews of cathodic protection methods, materials, installation, and monitoring. It is concerned primarily with the external and internal corrosion protection of onshore pipelines and subsea pipelines, but reference is also made to the protection of other equipment, subsea structures, risers, and shore approaches. Two case studies, design examples, and the authorâs own experiences as a pipeline integrity engineTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Corrosion. 3. Material Selection. 4. External Corrosion Protection. 5. Internal Corrosion Protection. 6. Atmospheric Corrosion. 7. Stray Current Corrosion. 8. Case Study. 9. Corrosion Failures: Gas Pipeline Explosion. 10. Reference. 11. Key Terms and Definitions.
£114.00
CRC Press Mining Haul Roads
Book SynopsisMining haul roads are a critical component of surface mining infrastructure and the performance of these roads has a direct impact on operational efficiency, costs and safety. A significant proportion of a mineâs cost is associated with material haulage and well-designed and managed roads contribute directly to reductions in cycle times, fuel burn, tyre costs and overall cost per tonne hauled and critically, underpin a safe transport system.The first comprehensive treatise on mining haul road design, construction, operation and management, Mining Haul Roads â Theory and Practice presents an authoritative compendium of worldwide experience and state-of-the-art practices developed and applied over the last 25 years by the three authors, over three continents and many of the worldâs leading surface mining operations. In this book, the authors: Introduce the four design components of an integrated design methodology for mining haul roads â geometric (iTrade ReviewUp to the launch of the book, various aspects of this interesting field were covered in technical publications addressing specific topics. The book now combines all these into one publication that deals comprehensively with the design, operation and maintenance of haul roads in a very practical manner […] and is a must for the design engineer, contractor and mine operator. Dr. Pierre van der Berg Pr Eng, CEO, Jones & Wagener, Civil Engineering, November 2019, p. 35 This is a very valuable, and long overdue, resource […] Across the globe, mining roads are being constructed without a sound technical, research-based, approach proposed by this book. The book could encourage uniformity and standardization of practices in various countries. It has a potential of becoming a valuable resource for improving cost-efficiency, productivity and safety on mining operations across the globe. Damir Vagaja, Principal Consultant, RTSM Consulting, Australia Mining Haul Roads, Theory and Practice is the most forthright, innovative, operational focused guide for haul road design and maintenance, since the advent of haul road design practices outlined by Kaufman and Ault in IC 8758 in 1977, and the guidelines’ review published by Tannant and Regensburg in 2001. It is time to retire all former haul road design guidelines. There is now only one ‘go to’ reference for haul road design. Thompson, Peroni and Visser have delivered what we have been waiting for. This inspirational mechanistic haul road design work of Roger Thompson and Alex Visser of the past 20 years is now enhanced yet further with the addition of simple field evaluative function design and road management considerations; clearly illustrated through well thought out field case studies, that put for the first time a complete haul road ownership picture into context. In focus; chapters 3, 4 and 5 are essential reading, comprehension and application for any surface mining engineer worth their salt! It is no longer acceptable for any surface mining operation owning haul trucks to merely consider life cycle cost analysis of hauler assets, without taking heed to and including the vital knowledge presented here by Thompson, Peroni and Visser. As an active mining engineering consultant, this milestone work now provides a firm foundation for any work that I would be remiss to ignore, in haul road design, operation and maintenance moving forward. This is truly the state-of-the-art do-it-yourself knowledge that mining operations will be expected to adhere to moving forward. The standard of application and the bar for mining operations has been raised to a level beyond expectation. Dr. Tim Joseph, P.Eng., FCIM Principal and President, JPI mine equipment & engineering consultants; Professor, Mining Engineering and Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta; Vice-President, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA); and Ambassador, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. Dr. Joseph is a recognized global mining operational engineering expert and professional development trainer in ground – equipment interactions, specializing in truck – shovel systems Up to the launch of the book, various aspects of this interesting field were covered in technical publications addressing specific topics. The book now combines all these into one publication that deals comprehensively with the design, operation and maintenance of haul roads in a very practical manner […] and is a must for the design engineer, contractor and mine operator. Dr. Pierre van der Berg Pr Eng, CEO, Jones & Wagener, Civil Engineering, November 2019, p. 35 This is a very valuable, and long overdue, resource […] Across the globe, mining roads are being constructed without a sound technical, research-based, approach proposed by this book. The book could encourage uniformity and standardization of practices in various countries. It has a potential of becoming a valuable resource for improving cost-efficiency, productivity and safety on mining operations across the globe. Damir Vagaja, Principal Consultant, RTSM Consulting, Australia Mining Haul Roads, Theory and Practice is the most forthright, innovative, operational focused guide for haul road design and maintenance, since the advent of haul road design practices outlined by Kaufman and Ault in IC 8758 in 1977, and the guidelines’ review published by Tannant and Regensburg in 2001. It is time to retire all former haul road design guidelines. There is now only one ‘go to’ reference for haul road design. Thompson, Peroni and Visser have delivered what we have been waiting for. This inspirational mechanistic haul road design work of Roger Thompson and Alex Visser of the past 20 years is now enhanced yet further with the addition of simple field evaluative function design and road management considerations; clearly illustrated through well thought out field case studies, that put for the first time a complete haul road ownership picture into context. In focus; chapters 3, 4 and 5 are essential reading, comprehension and application for any surface mining engineer worth their salt! It is no longer acceptable for any surface mining operation owning haul trucks to merely consider life cycle cost analysis of hauler assets, without taking heed to and including the vital knowledge presented here by Thompson, Peroni and Visser. As an active mining engineering consultant, this milestone work now provides a firm foundation for any work that I would be remiss to ignore, in haul road design, operation and maintenance moving forward. This is truly the state-of-the-art do-it-yourself knowledge that mining operations will be expected to adhere to moving forward. The standard of application and the bar for mining operations has been raised to a level beyond expectation. Dr. Tim Joseph, P.Eng., FCIM Principal and President, JPI mine equipment & engineering consultants; Professor, Mining Engineering and Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta; Vice-President, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA); and Ambassador, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. Dr. Joseph is a recognized global mining operational engineering expert and professional development trainer in ground – equipment interactions, specializing in truck – shovel systems Table of ContentsIntroduction to mine haul roads. Concepts for geometrical design. Structural design of haul roads. Functional design. Road management and maintenance. Equipment performance and costing road construction. New technology and haulage equipment developments.
£68.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Coal Cultures
Book SynopsisCoal is the commodity that powered the technologies that made the modern world. It also brought about unique communities marked by a high degree of social solidarity and self-help. Mining was central to working class life, drawing rural populations into industrial labour, but it often took place in picturesque landscapes, so that its black spoil heaps became a central symbol of the degradation of pastoral life by the demands of an extractive industry. Throughout Europe and the USA photographers have pictured the characteristic landscapes of the industry, and continue to do so as strip mining devastates huge areas of land. Not only landscape photography but also documentary, portraiture, photojournalism and art photography have been used in order to portray mines and miners. This book presents three interlinked strands of investigation. The first is the way in which the production of coal created paradigmatic communities grounded in particular landscapes. The second concerns the role ofTrade Review"Coal Cultures is ambitious in its scope, interesting in its detail and very enjoyable to read. Derrick Price brings his formidable scholarship to explore the sophisticated dynamics of the cultures in and around that seemingly most basic of all commodities, coal. To do so within a complex global context is impressive." --National Museum Wales - Paul Cabuts, Honorary Research Fellow at Amguedffa Cymru"In Coal Cultures, Derrick Price tracks the long history of visual culture around coal production, livelihoods and impacts, starting with 16th century woodprints of mining technology. ... This is a comprehensive survey of visual approaches to finding meaning in coal landscapes and lifestyles: from othering to humanising its people, and from seeing ruin to order in its landscapes. ... Price digs nicely into gender issues here, including photos of women miners and the exploring the persistence of sexualisation and sexism they faced."--Visual Studies"Coal Cultures offers a valuable overview of the intersections between mining and visual culture, illustrating how our understanding of the industry and its impact has been shaped by its depiction. In going beyond the work ofmining itself to explore the communities and landscapes shaped by that labour, Price demonstrates that photography and visual culture can be useful means to establish how labour, society and the environment are interlinked. The book assembles a considerable range of material that will appeal to those with interests in both mining and visual culture, as well as their relationship to heritage and the environment."--History of Photography"Price has most definitely succeeded in providing a fascinating and highly stimulating cultural-history analysis of the various representations (both photographic/visual and metaphorical) of the coal industry, its environmental legacy, coalfield communities, and its industrial heritage. It deserves to be widely read."--History Workshop JournalTable of ContentsTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction 1. Degradation and regeneration2. Images of miners3. Mining communities4. Fog, smog and pollution5. Strikes and conflict6. The new landscape of coal7. Heritage, memory and nostalgia ConclusionIndex
£36.09
Taylor & Francis Ltd Coal Industry of the Former USSR
Book SynopsisThe Coal Industry of the Former USSR presents a two-part study of coal supply systems and development of the industry in the territory of the former USSR. The first part covers the role of coal in the economy, provides an overview of current status and forecast of the eight major coal basins and environmental problems associated with the industry. It concludes with a discussion of the principles and problems related to the development of regional energy problems. The second part covers technological advances and development of coal carbonization, gasification, liquefaction and agglomeration. The book ends with a discussion on how to improve efficiency and information on coal waste utilization.Table of ContentsPart I The Coal Supply System of the Former USSR. Part II The Scientific and Technological Problems Associated with Development of the CIS Coal Industry. References. Index.
£109.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd ShovelTruck Systems
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the exploitation process of shovel-truck systems using modelling, analysis and calculations following specific procedures:- analyzing the reliability and accessibility of shovels- discussing the functioning of a truck-repair shop system- reliability of trucks- existence of haulers reserve- repair shop service capability- possibility of occurrence of a queue of failed trucks- selection of structural truck system parameters- reliability of repair stands- constructing a set of unconditional efficiency measures for the system- outlining of system productivity measuresThe book also aimed to provide a penetrative analysis of 6 stochastic mechanisms, namely the:(1) Influence of reliability and accessibility of power shovels on system efficiency and decisions making(2) Influence of reliability of hauling machines on the number of repair stands and trucks needed(3) Influence of truck accTrade ReviewBeyond doubt this is an important and meritorious book: Developing and applying new or improving old approaches different from those currently in use in order to better understand, analyze, assess and finally optimize technical systems is of utmost importance for the further development of science and technology, and hence the industry; and this is exactly what Czaplicki aims at.Professor F.L. Wilke, Technical University Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Queuing Systems Applied; Purpose, Method Applied and Field of Consideration; Reliability and Exploitation Process; Probabilistic Properties of the Exploitation Process of Components of Machinery System; Modelling and Analysis of the Exploitation Process of a Shovel-Truck System; Verification of Selection of Structural Parameters of the System; Spare Loaders; Systems with Priority and the Ideal Dispatcher; Hauling Distance and System Characteristics.
£114.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Subsurface Sensing
Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with a solid understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the techniques used for buried object detection.Trade Review"I highly recommend the essential and definitive book Subsurface Sensing edited by Subsurface Sensing, to any students, engineers, practitioners, business leaders, and policy makers seeking a complete overview of the theory, technology, and applications of the critical field of subsurface sensing. This book is a must for anyone with an interest or need for subsurface detection in any area of engineering, resources, business, or scientific research." (Blog Business World, 18 December 2011) Table of ContentsContributors xiii Preface xvii 1 Introduction 1 Relevant Resources 4 References 4 2 Sensor Types 7 2.1 Introduction 7 A. S. Turk 2.2 Ground-Penetrating Radar 8 A. S. Turk 2.3 Electromagnetic Induction Detector 19 A. S. Turk 2.4 Microwave Tomography Method 23 A. A. Vertiy 2.5 Acoustic and Seismic Sensor 29 A. K. Hocaoglu 2.6 Optical Detectors (Infrared and Hyperspectral) 36 A. K. Hocaoglu 2.7 Biochemical Sensors 37 M. Harbeck and Z. Z. Ozturk 2.8 Nuclear Sensors 44 A. N. Bilge References 48 3 Ground-Penetrating Radar 55 3.1 Introduction 55 A. S. Turk 3.2 GPR System Design 57 A. S. Turk 3.3 GPR Hardware 64 A. S. Turk, P. van Genderen, A. G. Yarovoy, and I. Nicolaescu 3.4 GPR Antennas 83 A. S. Turk 3.5 Signal-Processing Techniques 96 A. K. Hocaoglu 3.6 Imaging Algorithms 108 C. Ozdemir 3.7 Numerical Modeling of GPR 122 S. Aksoy, E. Basaran, and E. Ozturk 3.8 Detection and Classification Algorithms 146 A. K. Hocaoglu References 162 4 Electromagnetic Induction 175 H. Ewald 4.1 Introduction to Metal Detectors 175 4.2 Inductive Metal Detectors: Types of Probes, Excitation, and Coil Arrangements 179 4.3 Influence of the Soil Properties 196 4.4 Modeling Inductive Metal Detectors 202 4.5 Advanced Signal-Processing and Pattern Recognition Systems for Metal Detection 211 4.6 Conclusions 223 References 224 5 Microwave Tomography 227 5.1 Overview 227 A. A. Vertiy 5.2 Electromagnetic Tomography 228 F. Soldovieri and L. Crocco 5.3 Multifrequency Tomographic Method 255 A. A. Vertiy and S. Gavrilov 5.4 Diffraction Multiview Tomographic Method in the Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Bands 310 A. O. Salman, A. A. Vertiy, and S. Gavrilov 5.5 Nonlinear Inversion Algorithms 365 L. Crocco and F. Soldovieri References 377 6 Acoustic and Seismic Sensors 387 H. Asanuma 6.1 Overview 387 6.2 Operating Principles and Sensor Physics 389 6.3 Sensor Installation 400 6.4 Multicomponent Techniques 403 6.5 Limitations 408 6.6 Future Prospects 409 References 410 7 Auxiliary Sensors 413 7.1 Overview 413 A. N. Bilge 7.2 Biological and Chemical Methods of Explosive Detection 414 M. Harbeck and Z. Z. Ozturk 7.3 Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance 429 G. V. Mozzhukhin and B. Z. Rameev 7.4 X-ray, Gamma-ray, and Neutron Techniques 451 A. N. Bilge 7.5 Electric Impedance Tomography 460 A. S. Turk 7.6 Infrared and Hyperspectral Systems 465 J. E. McFee and S. Achal References 484 8 Multisensor Fusion 501 A. K. Hocaoglu 8.1 Preview 501 8.2 Data Association 503 8.3 Fusion Architectures 503 8.4 Probabilistic Sensor Fusion 505 8.5 Fuzzy Integrals for Information Fusion 513 8.6 Artificial Neural Networks 517 8.7 Summary 523 References 523 9 Geophysical Applications 525 9.1 Introduction 525 E. C. Slob 9.2 Electromagnetic Properties of Soils 526 E. C. Slob, S. Lambot, and E. Pettinelli 9.3 Hydrogeophysics 567 S. Lambot, E. Pettinelli, S. S. Hubbard, E. C. Slob, E. Bloem, and V. E. A. Post 9.4 Contaminant Remediation 600 S. S. Hubbard 9.5 Agricultural Geophysics 618 B. Allred, J. Butnor, D. L. Corwin, R. Eigenberg, H. Farahani, K. H. Johnsen, S. Lambot, D. McInnis, E. Pettinelli, L. Samuelson, and B. Woodbury 9.6 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 644 E. Pettinelli, P. M. Barone, E. Mattei, A. Di Matteo, and F. Soldovieri References 667 10 Remote Sensing and Security 689 10.1 Introduction 689 A. A. Vertiy 10.2 Through-Wall Imaging and Detection 690 A. A. Vertiy and S. Gavrilov 10.3 Millimeter-WaveBand Passive Imaging 721 A. Denisov and A. A. Vertiy References 740 11 Mine Detection 743 11.1 The Landmine Problem 743 A. G. Yarovoy 11.2 Overview of Demining Techniques 745 A. G. Yarovoy 11.3 Advanced Electromagnetic Induction Sensor 747 A. G. Yarovoy and H. Ewald 11.4 Ground-Penetrating Radar 750 A. G. Yarovoy 11.5 Electrooptical Sensors 753 A. G. Yarovoy 11.6 Chemical Sensor Arrays for Mine Detection 755 Z. Z. Ozturk and M. Harbeck 11.7 Sensor Fusion 757 A. G. Yarovoy 11.8 ALIS: A Handheld Multisensor System for Landmine Detection 758 M. Sato 11.9 Conclusions 769 References 769 12 Transportation and Civil Engineering 773 12.1 Introduction 773 E. Proverbio 12.2 Proper Sensor Types 785 E. Proverbio 12.3 Ground-Penetrating Radar for Road Characterization 795 A. S. Turk and F. Soldovieri 12.4 Eddy Current Tomography for Three-Dimensional Imaging in Conductive Materials 818 A. A. Vertiy 12.5 Ultrasonic Methods for Nondestructive Testing 824 D. Cleland 12.6 Impact Echo 836 E. Proverbio 12.7 Diagnostic Methods for Concrete and Bridges by Acoustic Emission 844 J. Stryk and K. Pospisil 12.8 Vibroacoustic Monitoring of Concrete Structures 860 S. Radkowski 12.9 Application of Nuclear Techniques for Civil Engineering 872 A. N. Bilge References 877 Index 885
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Applied HydroAeromechanics in Oil and Gas
Book SynopsisAn all-in-one reference combining hydrodynamic theory with drilling applications for the design, planning, and optimization of drilling operations Hydromechanical processes underlie the majority of technology operations in drilling and present a crucial concern as the pace and depth of drilling increasesin today''s energy-hungry world. Applied Hydro-aeromechanics in Oil and Gas Drilling offers a unique resource for properly modeling and understanding the hydro-dynamic forces affecting a drilling site. Combining hydrodynamic theory with specific drilling applications, this coverage provides readers with a comprehensive reference for designing, planning, and optimizing drilling operations. Featuring the latest technologies and developments affecting the field, Applied Hydro-aeromechanics in Oil and Gas Drilling covers topics including: The physics of hydro-aeromechanical phenomena in drilling processes Calculation methodsTable of ContentsPreface. Notation. 1 Main results and development lines in hydro-aeromechanics of drilling processes. 2 Basic problems of hydro-aeromechanics in drilling processes. 3 Multiphase media in drilling processes. 4 Hydro- aeromechanic equations in drilling processes. 4.1 Mass conservation equation. 4.2 Momentum (motion) equation. 4.3 Thermodynamic equations of state. 4.4 Rheological equations of state. 4.5 Equation of concentrations. 4.6 Formulation of hydro-aerodynamic problems for drilling processes. 5 Hydrostatics of single-phase fluids and two-phase mixtures in gravity field. 5.1 Hydrostatics of single-phase fluids. 5.2 Hydrostatics of incompressible fluid at τw = 0. 5.3 Hydrostatics of single-phase compressible fluid (gas) at τw = 0. 5.4 Hydrostatics of slightly compressible fluid τw = 0. 5.5 Hydrostatics of a fluid with dynamic shear stress (τw‡0). 5.6 Hydrostatics of two-phase fluids. 6 Stationary flow of fluids in elements of well circulation system. 6.1 Equations for stationary flows of homogeneous incompressible fluids. 6.2 Calculation of pressure in laminar flows of viscous incompressible fluids in circular slots, pipes and annular channels. 6.3 Calculation of pressure in laminar flow of viscous-plastic fluids in circular slots, pipes and annular channels. 6.4 Calculation of pressure in laminar flow of power incompressible fluids in circular slots, pipes and annular channels. 6.5 Calculation of pressure in turbulent flow in circular pipes and annular channels. 6.6 Transition of laminar flow of viscous, viscous-plastic and power fluids into turbulent one. 6.7 Calculation of pressure in eccentric annulus. Formation of stagnation zones. 6.8 Effect of internal pipe rotation on pressure in annulus. 6.9 Pressure drop in local resistances of circulation system. 7 Equilibrium and motion of rigid particles in fluid, gas and gas-liquid mixture. 7.1 Washing of the well bottom. 7.2 Levitation of rigid particles in fluid, gas and gas-liquid flows. 7.3 Flow rate of fluid, gas and gas-liquid mixture needed for removal of cutting from well bore. 7.4 Calculation of ball drop time in descending flow of washing fluid in a column of pipes. 7.5 Hydraulic calculation of a circulation system in drilling with incompressible washing fluid. 8 Stationary flow of gas and gas-cutting mixture in elements of well circulation system. 8.1 Pressure distribution in ascending flow of gas and gas-cutting mixture in annular channel of a well. 8.2 Pressure distribution in descending flow of gas in pipes. 8.3 Pressure losses in bit heads and pipe joints. 8.4 Calculation procedure of pump capacity and compressor pressure in drilling with blasting. 9 Stationary flows of gas-liquid mixtures in a well. 9.1 Equations of gas-liquid mixture flow. 9.2 Laminar ascending flow of gas-liquid mixtures in pipes and annular channels. 9.3 Calculation of pressure in pipes and annular space in ascending vertical turbulent flows of gas-liquid mixtures. 9.4 Pressure drop in bit heads in flow of gas-liquid mixture. 9.5 Pressure drop in turbo-drills. 9.6 Calculation of pressure in pipes in descending vertical turbulent flow of gas-liquid mixture. 9.7 Method of calculation of delivery and pressure of pumps and compressors in drilling with aerated fluid washing. 9.8 Effect of gas solubility in fluid on pressure of a mixture in a well. 10 Non-stationary flows of single-phase fluids in a well. 10.1 Equations for non-stationary single-phase flows. 10.2 Non-stationary flows of incompressible fluid in round trip operations. 10.3 Hydrodynamic pressure in round trip operation in a well filled by viscous fluid. 10.4 Hydrodynamic pressure generated by drill-stem descent in a well filled by viscous-plastic fluid. 10.5 Examples of pressure calculations in round trip operations. 10.6 Non-stationary fluid flow in a well as wave process. 10.7. Pressure calculation in deterioration of the safety bypass. 10.8 Calculation of pressure in recovery of circulation in a well. 10.9 Calculation of pressure in a well in settling of ball cage on a seat (thrust ring) in drill-stem. 10.10 Calculation of pressure in round trip of a drill-stem as wave process. 11 Flows of formation fluids and rock solids. 11.1 Basic equations of fluid and rock solid flows. 11.2 Stationary laminar flows of incompressible and compressible fluids and gases. 11.3 Nonstationary laminar flows of incompressible and compressible fluids and gases. 11.4 Flows of formation fluids and rock solids at regimes different from laminar. 12 Nonstationary flow of gas-liquid mixtures in well-formation system. 12.1 Estimation of bottom-hole decompression in removal of gas bench from a well. 12.2 Recognition of gas outburst and selection of regimes of its liquidation. 12.3 Calculation of amount, density and delivery of fluid needed to kill the open gas blowout. 12.4 Calculation of pressure at the well mouth in blowout killing by direct pumping of killing fluid into the well. 13 Nonstationary flows of fluid mixtures in well-formation system Calculation of fluid-gas blowout killing. 14 Distribution of concentration and pressure in displacement of Newtonian and viscous-plastic fluids from circular pipes and annular channels. Hydraulic calculation of cementation regime. 14.1 Main reasons of incompletely displacement of fluids. 14.2 Distribution of concentrations in displacement of one fluid by another fluid. 14.3 Taking into account needed displacement completeness in calculations of cementing. 14.4 Method of hydraulic calculation of cementing regimes with regard to given concentration in channel cross-section. 14.5 Calculation of single-stage well cementation. Method and calculation of cementation with foam-cement slurry. 15 Sedimentation of rigid phase in drilling fluid after deadlock of mixing. 15.1 One-dimensional equation for hydraulic pressure in sedimentation of rigid phase of suspension. 15.2 Lowering of hydraulic pressure in a well after deadlock of solution circulation. 16 Experimental determination of rheological characteristics. 16.1 Determination of rheological characteristics with rotary viscometer. 16.2 Determination of rheological characteristics with capillary viscometer. 16.3 Determination of rheological characteristics of rock solids. 16.4 Examples of application of rheological characteristics. References. Author index. Subject index. About the Authors.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Practical Formation Evaluation
Book SynopsisThis book is on oil and natural gas well logging, and is based on the author's lectures at the University of Southern California. The first seven chapters discuss logging techniques and devices: spontaneous potential, gamma rays, resistivity, density, neutron logs, and acoustic logs.Table of ContentsSome Reasons for Logging Wells. The Spontaneous Potential. The Gamma Ray Log. Resistivity Measurements. The Density Log. The Neutron Log. The Acoustic Log. Introduction to Crossplots. A Look at Formation Factor and Saturation Theory. Development of a Dual-Water Logic. Clay Types and Mineral Distributions. Characteristics of Invasion and Resistivity Profiles. Organic Matter in Source Rocks. Saturations, and Thin Beds. A Method for Calculating Pore Pressures from Well Logs. Secondary Porosity. Pulsed-Neutron Capture Cross-Section Logs. Temperature Surveys. Appendices. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Explosives Engineering
Book SynopsisThis graduate text, and Cooper's companion introductory text ('Introduction to the Technology of Explosives'), serve the same markets as the explosives reference by Meyer, now in its 4th edition.Table of ContentsI. Chemistry of Explosives: Organic Chemical Nomenclature/ Oxidation/ Pure Explosives/ Estimating Properties of Explosives/ Decomposition II. Energetics of Explosives: Basic Terms of Thermodynamics/ Thermophysics/Thermochemistry/ Group Addivity/ Reaction Temperature/ Closed Vessel Calculations/ Estimating Detonation Processes III. Shock Waves: Qualitative Description of a Shock Wave/ The Bead Model/ Rankine-Hugoniot Jump Equations/ Interactions of Shock Waves IV. Detonations: Detonations, General Observations/ Real Effects in Explosives V. Theories of Initiation: Nonelectric Initiators/ Hot Wire Initiators/ Exploding Bridgewire Detonations VI. Engineering Applications: Theories of Scaling/ Acceleration, Formation, and Flight of Fragments/ Blast Effects in Air, Water, and on the Human Body/ Scaling Craters/ Jetting, Shaped Charges and Explosive Welding/ Explosive Welding.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Surface Complexation Modeling
Book SynopsisProvides a description of the thermodynamic model, data treatment procedures and the thermodynamic constants for hydrous ferric oxide. Includes detailed coverage of the model and the parameter extraction procedure.Table of ContentsThe Generalized Two-Layer Model. Experimental Data. Data Compilation and Treatment Methods. Properties of Hydrous Ferric Oxide, Cation Sorption on HydrousFerric Oxide. Anion Sorption on Hydrous Ferric Oxide. Use of the Model and Data Base. The Coulombic Effect. Coherence and Extrapolation of Results. References. Appendices. Author Index. Subject Index.
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Princeton University Press Extraction Ecologies and the Literature of the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Stansky Prize, North American Conference on British Studies""Honorable Mention for the Ecocriticism Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""This is a major book that will invite scholars of the period to think in new ways about “extractivism,” while also showing how vital historical interpretation is to the environmental and energy humanities, fields that have predominantly focused on contemporary culture."---Benjamin Morgan, Critical Inquiry"[A] well-research work. . . . Miller’s groundbreaking study of 'extractive fictions' sets the stage for more research on how literature reflects the perils and short-sightedness of an age." * Choice Reviews *"A rich and moving contribution. . . . [Miller’s] book will become essential reading for scholars of the very long nineteenth century and an invaluable resource for those seeking new ways to teach that literature to students whose lives are taking shape in the inescapable context of accelerating climate change."---Iain Crawford, Dickens Quarterly"“Brilliantly thought out, wonderfully well written, and extremely well executed. . . . Extraction Ecologies is a much-needed panoramic tour of the long nineteenth century’s large-scale industrial extraction that digs into the historical roots of our current ecological calamities. It should be a major reference for students and scholars in Victorian studies, energy humanities, and ecocriticism in years to come.” —Sebastian Egholm Lund, Victorian Review """Important and illuminating. . . . Extraction Ecologies contributes a compelling new framework for understanding how the environmental crises we grapple with today cannot adequately be understood without attending to their Victorian origins.” –Jayne Hildebrand, Nineteenth-Century Literature ""“Miller argues that the extractive industries of metal, mineral and coal mining altered literary genre and form and vice versa, showing ‘how culture, language, and discourse mediate environmental history’ . . . She works through literary and scientific texts to build an image of a shift in understanding of the British Empire, one which increasingly relied on and feared the limits of extractive industry.”—Indigo Gray, Green Letters ""“Miller shows how the idea of extraction came to structure certain genres of the nineteenth century, and how those forms have made it easier for us to accept the world’s continued inertia regarding the extractive and environmental crises of today.”—Kent Linthicum, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment ""“The Victorians may have set us firmly on the path toward fossil fuel dependence, but they also bequeathed us alternative futures, paths not taken or scarcely followed. Their realist and speculative fictions were discursive realms where they explored these tensions. Miller has provided the definitive account of this literary landscape in a rich work that illuminates both nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century fiction and our current ecological condition.” —Chris Otter, Victorian Studies "
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Princeton University Press Extraction Ecologies and the Literature of the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Stansky Prize, North American Conference on British Studies""Honorable Mention for the Ecocriticism Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""This is a major book that will invite scholars of the period to think in new ways about “extractivism,” while also showing how vital historical interpretation is to the environmental and energy humanities, fields that have predominantly focused on contemporary culture."---Benjamin Morgan, Critical Inquiry"[A] well-research work. . . . Miller’s groundbreaking study of 'extractive fictions' sets the stage for more research on how literature reflects the perils and short-sightedness of an age." * Choice Reviews *"A rich and moving contribution. . . . [Miller’s] book will become essential reading for scholars of the very long nineteenth century and an invaluable resource for those seeking new ways to teach that literature to students whose lives are taking shape in the inescapable context of accelerating climate change."---Iain Crawford, Dickens Quarterly"“Brilliantly thought out, wonderfully well written, and extremely well executed. . . . Extraction Ecologies is a much-needed panoramic tour of the long nineteenth century’s large-scale industrial extraction that digs into the historical roots of our current ecological calamities. It should be a major reference for students and scholars in Victorian studies, energy humanities, and ecocriticism in years to come.” —Sebastian Egholm Lund, Victorian Review """Important and illuminating. . . . Extraction Ecologies contributes a compelling new framework for understanding how the environmental crises we grapple with today cannot adequately be understood without attending to their Victorian origins.” –Jayne Hildebrand, Nineteenth-Century Literature ""“Miller argues that the extractive industries of metal, mineral and coal mining altered literary genre and form and vice versa, showing ‘how culture, language, and discourse mediate environmental history’ . . . She works through literary and scientific texts to build an image of a shift in understanding of the British Empire, one which increasingly relied on and feared the limits of extractive industry.”—Indigo Gray, Green Letters ""“Miller shows how the idea of extraction came to structure certain genres of the nineteenth century, and how those forms have made it easier for us to accept the world’s continued inertia regarding the extractive and environmental crises of today.”—Kent Linthicum, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment ""“The Victorians may have set us firmly on the path toward fossil fuel dependence, but they also bequeathed us alternative futures, paths not taken or scarcely followed. Their realist and speculative fictions were discursive realms where they explored these tensions. Miller has provided the definitive account of this literary landscape in a rich work that illuminates both nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century fiction and our current ecological condition.” —Chris Otter, Victorian Studies "
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mine to Mill History of the Great Lakes Iron
Book SynopsisThe history of the iron ore trade on the Great Lakes, from 1900 to 1980, is perhaps best related in visual form. Historians and enthusiasts alike can now learn about this important part of our country''s industrial heritage in nearly 300 views of the mines, railroads, loading docks, and ships of the Great Lakes. Through the medium of the picture postcard, discover the underground and huge open-pit mines on the iron ranges in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, and ride the rails as the iron is moved from the mines to the giant loading docks at the Upper Lake ports. In calm seas and stormy weather, travel from these ports to the international locks at Sault Ste. Marie, in Michigan and Ontario. The accurate descriptions and comprehensive deltiological information will appeal to postcard collectors, rail and nautical enthusiasts, industrial archeologists, and lovers of Great Lakes history.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mine to Mill History of the Great Lakes Iron
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Mining Equipment and Collectibles
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University of British Columbia Press When Coal Was King
Book SynopsisThe first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island.Trade ReviewJohn R. Hinde has written an engaged, subtle, and provocative account of coal miners on Vancouver Island. His study focuses on the 1898-1913 and on the mines in the vicinity of Ladysmith, but it includes context that illuminates the history of the industry throughout the island. -- Alan McCullough * Western Historical Quarterly, Summer 2005 *John R. Hinde’s rather understated title seems to imply that his book is simply as study of Vancouver Island’s coal industry as viewed through one community: Ladysmith. But his book is much more, for Hinde has a number of points to make about such topics as class-consciousness, radicalism, and militancy. In fact, this book is meant to be corrective. Throughout the text, he challenges interpretations other historians have developed while studying the area’s coal mines. Canadian labour historians will find the book interesting reading. -- David A. Wolff, Black Hills State University * Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Spring 2005 *Hinde’s community study is well researched and well grounded in Canadian working-class historiography. -- Sean T. Cadigan * Canadian Literature 184, Spring 2005 *The author provides a thorough and sensitive post-mortem of Ladysmith’s most troubled days. Well-researched, lucid, and supplemented with almost two dozen photographs, When Coal was King will appeal to a variety of readers. -- Chris Morier, University of Victoria * Scientia Canadensis, Vol. 28, 2005 *This history of coal-mining in and around Ladysmith on Vancouver Island from the 1850s to the First World War is scholarly and well research, sympathetic to the coal miners and their families and aware of the context and the times of their rough lives. -- Patricia Marchak * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1, Winter 2006 *Table of ContentsIllustrationsIntroduction1 A Selfish Millionaire2 A Town of Merry Hearts3 Down in the Dark and Gloomy Dungeons4 Death’s Cold Hand5 From Pillar to Post6 The Great Strike7 No Ordinary RiotConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Aluminum Ore
Book SynopsisAn exploration of one little-known mineral, and the social, political, and economic forces that shaped both its history and the twentieth century.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Opening Pandora’s Bauxite: A Raw Materials Perspective on Globalization Processes in the Twentieth Century / Mats Ingulstad, Espen Storli, and Robin S. Gendron1 The Global Race for Bauxite, 1900-40 / Espen Storli2 “Of the Highest Imperial Importance”: British Strategic Priorities and the Politics of Colonial Bauxite, ca. 1916–ca. 1958 / Andrew Perchard3 Nazi Germany’s Pursuit of Bauxite and Alumina / Hans Otto Frøland4 National Security Business? The United States and the Creation of the Jamaican Bauxite Industry / Mats Ingulstad5 The Soviet Union’s “Bauxite Problem” / Stephen Fortescue6 “Greece Has Been Endowed by Nature with This Precious Material”: The Economic History of Bauxite in the European Periphery, 1920s-70s / Leda Papastefanaki7 The Volta River Project and Decolonization, 1945-57: The Rise and Fall of an Integrated Aluminum Project / Jon Olav Hove 8 Canada and the Nationalization of Alcan’s Bauxite Operations in Guinea and Guyana / Robin S. Gendron9 Transnational Restructuring and the Jamaican Bauxite Industry: The Swinging Pendulum of Bargaining Power / Lou Anne Barclay and Norman Girvan10 Issues of Governance, Liberalization, Policy Space, and the Challenges of Development: Reflections from the Guinean Bauxite-Aluminum Sector / Bonnie Campbell11 White Metal: Bauxite, Labour, and the Land under Alcan in Twentieth-Century Guyana, Jamaica, and Australia / Bradley Cross12 Battles over Bauxite in East India: The Khondalite Mountains of Khondistan / Samarendra Das and Felix Padel13 Success without Bauxite: Norsk Hydro’s Long Wait to Achieve Backward Integration / Pål Thonstad SandvikIndex
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American Society of Civil Engineers Spar Platforms Technology and Analysis Methods
Book SynopsisSponsored by the Ocean and Offshore Engineering Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE. Spar Platforms: Technology and Analysis Methodsexamines the design, analysis, and use of spar platforms for offshore oil production. Since the first spar platform, the Oryx Neptune, was installed in the Gulf of Mexico in 1996, spars have evolved into a proven, reliable technology for oil drilling and production in deep and remote areas. Three spar concepts are in use today: the classic spar, the truss spar, and the cell spar. Although the technology and analysis methods are considered mature, technical challenges remain, including understanding and suppressing vortex-induced motion and improving survivability in category 4 and 5 hurricanes. This volume surveys the history of spar development and presents detailed design modeling aspects of spar hull, mooring, and anchoring systems. Two methodologiesthe diffraction method and the Morrison formulathat can be used to
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure
Book SynopsisThis fully updated and revised fifth edition of this classic reference work is current to the latest ASME BPV Code release. It is available in a convenient two-volume format that focuses on all twelve sections of the ASME Code, as well as relevant piping codes. Several chapters have new authors and are entirely new, while others have been extensively re-written for this edition.
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John Wiley & Sons Deep Enough
Book SynopsisFrank Crampton's autobiography of mining runs the gamut of experience, from bindle-stiff, to hard-rock miner, to mining engineer, as he works his way from Cripple Creek through almost every mining camp of importance in the West of the USA from 1900 to 1920.
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John Wiley & Sons Idahos Bunker Hill The Rise and Fall of a Great Mining Company 18851981
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National Book Network Looking for Gold The Modern Prospectors Handbook
Book SynopsisGold prospecting - details on how to build flumes, rockers, dry washers and riffles.
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico A History of Mining in Latin America From the
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Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Sme Mining Engineering Handbook
Book SynopsisDistils the body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field and has subsequently helped to inspire and inform generations of mining professionals. Virtually all of the information is original content, representing the latest information from more than 250 internationally recognised mining industry experts.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive reference work distills the entire body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field. While it may serve as a textbook for advanced students, its primary function is to provide professional practitioners with an authoritative reference and design source. The book also serves mining nonprofessionals who seek technical knowledge of the industry. The handbook devotes attention to all branches of mining- metal, coal, and nonmetal- and to all locates of mining- surface, underground, and hybrid. Although the main emphasis is US mining, numerous references are made to international practice.""- Publisher Comments;""Practical rather than theoretical, international in approach and examples, expansive in scope yet not encyclopedic- this reference continues the legacy of its predecessors as the handbook of choice among mining engineers. The original reference was published in 1918, by John Wiley & Sons, which, after a couple of editions, ceded publication to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. First and second editions were published by SME in 1973 and 1992. This third edition occupies two volumes and covers market economics, exploration, deposit assessment, mining method selection, ground mechanics, surface extraction, underground development, and health and safety, among other topics; concluding chapters cover (for the first time) social and environmental issues, including how to mitigate and manage negative impact. UK-based editor Peter Darling has had a 30-year career first as a mining engineer and then as a technical writer specializing in mining issues.""- Book News Inc. Portland, OR
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MP-SMM Society for Mining Sampling and Monitoring for the Mine Life Cycle
Book SynopsisProvides an overview of sampling for environmental purposes and monitoring of environmentally relevant variables at mining sites. The book focuses on environmental sampling and monitoring of surface water, and also considers groundwater, process water streams, rock, soil, and other media including air and biological organisms.
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MP-SMM Society for Mining Challenges and Opportunities in Coal Preparation
Book SynopsisIt is important for coal preparation engineers and practitioners to be aware of advances in technology to improve plant efficiency and productivity in cost-effective ways. This book provides both a domestic and international perspective on these new technologies and includes papers from industry leaders in the US, Australia and South Africa.
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MP-SMM Society for Mining Rise of the Mining Royalty Companies
Book SynopsisThe modern public mining royalty and streaming industry began in 1986 and has since grown to approximately $66 billion in market capitalization. This entertaining book shows readers what the founders were thinking about the industry at the time of their corporate formation and the innovative methods that kept the market active.Table of Contents Overview of the Industry Franco-Nevada Corporation Royal Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Altius Minerals Corporation International Royalty Corporation Sandstorm Gold Osisko Gold Royalties Metalla Royalty & Streaming Gold Royalty Corporation Maverix Metals Triple Flag Precious Metals Junior and Mid-Tier Companies
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MP-NEV University of Nevada Calaveras Gold The Impact of Mining on a Mother
Book SynopsisThis work offers a detailed history of mining and its economic impact in Calaveras County in the central Sierra from the first discoveries in the 1840s. It examines the roles of race, gender, and class in this frontier society, and the generation and distribution of capital.
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MP-PEN PennWell Books Drilling Technology in Nontechnical Language
Book SynopsisIdeal for non-engineer industry professionals and freshmen-level petroleum engineering students. Devereux introduces the reader to both onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology by covering the entire drilling process from basic geology to managing drilling operations.
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Newcastle Libraries & Information Service Echoes of the North East Miners Some last traces
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