Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium Continuous Surface Mining - Aachen 2014

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-13

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2. Conti® MegaPipe – A New Dimension in Closed-Trough Belt Technology

   • Thomas Neumann, Andrey Minkin

   Pages 1-10

3. Belt Positioning and Skewing Prevention in Lignite Mining Using Long-Wavelength Infrared Cameras

   • Karl Nienhaus, Manuel Warcholik, Christoph Büschgens, Dietmar Müller

   Pages 11-20

4. Maintenance of Belt Conveyor Systems in Poland – An Overview

   • Radoslaw Zimroz, Monika Hardygóra, Ryszard Blazej

   Pages 21-30

5. Novel Techniques of Diagnostic Data Processing for Belt Conveyor Maintenance

   • Radoslaw Zimroz, Paweł K. Stefaniak, Walter Bartelmus, Monika Hardygóra

   Pages 31-40

6. Development of Inclined Conveyor Hard Rock Transportation Technology by the Cyclical-and-Continuous Method

   • N. Kuchersky, Vasiliy Shelepov, Illia Gumenik, A. Lozhnikov

   Pages 41-46

7. Development of an Expert System for the Prediction of the Performance of Bucket-Wheel Excavators Used for the Selective Mining of Multiple-layered Lignite Deposits

   • Michael Galetakis, Stylianos Papadopoulos, Anthoula Vasiliou, Christos P. Roumpos, Theodoros Michalakopoulos

   Pages 47-58

8. Problems of Bucket-Wheel Excavators Body in Hardly-Workable Grounds in Polish Open Pit Mines

   • Weronika Huss

   Pages 59-71

9. Impact of the Bucket Wheel Support at Technical Parameters of the Block and Bucket Wheel Excavator Capacity

   • Dragan Ignjatović, Branko Petrović, Predrag Jovančić, Saša Bošković

   Pages 73-81

10. Typification of the Mining Technological Complexes at the Quarries

    • Bayan R. Rakishev, Serik K. Moldabaev

    Pages 83-90

11. The Inden Residual Lake and the Federal Autobahn A44n – Geotechnical Requirements to Be Met by Large-Scale Structures in the Rhenish Lignite Mining Area

    • Gero Vinzelberg, Dieter Dahmen

    Pages 91-100

12. Design of the Opencast Coal Mine Drmno Dewatering System

    • Vladimir Pavlovic, Dušan Polomčić, Tomislav Šubaranovič

    Pages 101-116

13. New Technological Developments in the Field of Vibro-Compaction in the Lusatian Lignite Mining Area

    • Charles-Andre Uhlig

    Pages 117-126

14. Estimating Stability of Internal Overburden Dumps on the Inclined Foundation by Simplified Bishop Criterion

    • Bayan R. Rakishev, Oleksandr M. Shashenko, Oleksandr S. Kovrov, G. K. Samenov

    Pages 127-135

15. Rim Slopes Failure Mechanism and Kinematics in the Greek Deep Lignite Mines

    • Marios Leonardos

    Pages 137-147

16. Innovative Methods to Improve Stability in Dumps and to Enlarge of Their Capacity

    • Lilian Draganov, Carsten Drebenstedt, Georgi Konstantinov

    Pages 149-155

17. Research on the Optimal Technology for Exploitation of the Thin Lignite Layers in the Open Pits from Oltenia Coalfield

    • Maria Lazar, Andras Iosif

    Pages 157-170

18. Substantiation of Continuous Equipment Efficient Choice at the Selective Mining of Passing Minerals

    • Illia Gumenik, A. Lozhnikov

    Pages 171-176

19. Mineable Lignite Reserves Estimation in Continuous Surface Mining

    • Christos P. Roumpos, Nikolaos I. Paraskevis, Michael J. Galetakis, Theodore N. Michalakopoulos

    Pages 177-194

20. Application of Particle Swarm Optimization to the Open Pit Mine Scheduling Problem

    • Asif Khan, Christian Niemann-Delius

    Pages 195-212

This edited volume contains research results presented at the 12th International Symposium Continuous Surface Mining, ISCSM Aachen 2014. The target audience primarily comprises researchers in the lignite mining industry and practitioners in this field but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

• Geotechnical Engineering
• ISCSM 2014 Aachen
• Lignite Industry
• Mining Machinery
• Surface Mining

• Department of Mining Engineering III, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

  Christian Niemann-Delius

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