TRUCK SAFETY BARRIERS FOR MINING SITES

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
NEVILLE FOWKES ◽  
STEVE DURKIN ◽  
ANDREW P. BASSOM
Keyword(s):  
Field Tests ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Front Face ◽  
Dump Truck ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Primary Resistance ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
New Device ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

Safescape is a Western Australian company that has recently developed a device for improved safety in open-pit mines. Serious accidents can occur when large trucks veer off the roads running around the edge of the mine. The conventional technique to mitigate the risk is to pile waste rock to form a so-called bund on the edge of the road. This method is not fail safe though as vehicles can, and do, drive completely over the bund. In this paper, we describe a new device that consists of a row of filled polyethylene shell units which are linked together and sit on the road side of the rock bund. The vertical front face of the edge protector prevents out of control dump trucks from climbing over the bund and into the pit, so that they push against the barriers and heave the broken rock behind the bund. The models developed here suggest that the primary resistance to an impacting truck is provided by the large heaving force with the barrier simply facilitating this process. The theory indicates that the total resistance is independent of truck speed, meaning that simple barrier pushing experiments are sufficient to validate the analysis. The conclusions of the theory and field tests suggest that in a worst-case scenario involving the normal impact of a 500 tonne filled dump truck, the barriers and bund move a few metres before coming to rest.

Assessment of the Potential for Salt Damage to Asphalt Surfacings when Chloride-Treated Unpaved Roads Are Upgraded to a Sealed Standard

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (12) ◽  
pp. 774-782
Author(s):  
David Jones
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Dust Control ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Salt Crystallization ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Salt Damage ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

Experience gained during research into chemical dust control/fines preservation has indicated that the reduced maintenance on, and reduced gravel loss from, treated roads justifies the use of these chemical treatments as a cost-effective road maintenance and management strategy. Treatments also serve as a means of preserving layer thickness and integrity in stage construction if upgrading the road to a paved standard is planned. However, the potential for damage to primed bases and bituminous surfacings placed on chloride-treated layers as a result of salt crystallization underneath the surface during hot, dry conditions in arid and semi-arid climates has to be considered. A laboratory test method was therefore developed to gauge the potential for this type of damage. Calcium chloride, a commonly used dust palliative, was used in the experiment. The test, which simulated a worst-case scenario, followed by two field experiments that were evaluated for 36 months, indicated that salt damage to base materials, whether primed or unprimed, and to bituminous surface treatments or thin asphalt concrete layers is unlikely to occur on roads previously treated with calcium chloride. Care should be taken in the choice of surfacing if the electrical conductivity of the top 25 mm of treated material on the road exceeds 0.15 S/m prior to priming the base and placing the surfacing. This limit can be relaxed if laboratory testing, as described in this paper, indicates that salt damage is unlikely.

A Laboratory Device to Measure the Interfacial Phenomena between Rubber and Rough Surfaces

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Garro ◽  
G. Gurnari ◽  
G. Nicoletto ◽  
A. Serra
Keyword(s):  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Interfacial Phenomena ◽  
New Device ◽  
The Road ◽  
Constant Torque ◽  
Rubber Compounds ◽  
Simple Geometry ◽  
Tangential Forces ◽  
On The Road

Abstract The interfacial phenomena between tread rubber compounds and rough surfaces are responsible for most of the behavior of a tire on the road. A new device was developed for the investigation of these phenomena in the laboratory. The device consists of a fully instrumented road wheel on which a simple geometry specimen is driven. The possibilities offered by this device are to perform tests at constant slip or at constant torque on both wet and dry surfaces, with complex cycles. The machine allows the measurement of slip, tangential forces, and temperature on the specimen, and computer software adds the possibility of applying Fourier analyses on force, road wheel speed, and specimen speed data. Other possibilities offered by the road wheel are to change the road surface, the load on the specimen, and the water rate. The description of a complete experiment is detailed in the paper showing the correlation of data with actual tire performances.

CASA: An Alternative Smartphone-Based ADAS

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
Manolo Dulva Hina ◽  
Hongyu Guan ◽  
Assia Soukane ◽  
Amar Ramdane-Cherif
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Safe Driving ◽  
The Road ◽  
Driving Assistance ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Driving Assistance System

Advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) is an electronic system that helps the driver navigate roads safely. A typical ADAS, however, is suited to specific brands of vehicle and, due to proprietary restrictions, has non-extendable features. Project CASA is an alternative, low-cost generic ADAS. It is an app deployable on smartphone or tablet. The real-time data needed by the app to make sense of its environment are stored in the vehicle or on the cloud, and are accessible as web services. They are used to determine the current driving context, and, if needed, decide actions to prevent an accident or keep road navigation safe. Project CASA is an undertaking of a consortium of industrial and academic partners. A use case scenario is tested in the laboratory (virtual) and on the road (actual) to validate the appropriateness of CASA. It is a contribution to safe driving. CASA’s contribution also lies in its approach in the semantic modeling of the context of the environment, the vehicle and the driver, and on the modeling of rules for fusion of data and fission process yielding an action to be implemented. In addition, CASA proposes a secured means of transmitting data using light, via light fidelity (LiFi), itself an alternative means of wireless vehicle–smartphone communication.

scholarly journals Path Loss Determination Using Linear and Cubic Regression Inside a Classic Tomato Greenhouse

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora Cama-Pinto ◽  
Miguel Damas ◽  
Juan Antonio Holgado-Terriza ◽  
Francisco Gómez-Mula ◽  
Alejandro Cama-Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Path Loss ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Propagation Models ◽  
Deployment Planning ◽  
Error Percentage

The production of tomatoes in greenhouses, in addition to its relevance in nutrition and health, is an activity of the agroindustry with high economic importance in Spain, the first exporter in Europe of this vegetable. The technological updating with precision agriculture, implemented in order to ensure adequate production, leads to a deployment planning of wireless sensors with limited coverage by the attenuation of radio waves in the presence of vegetation. The well-known propagation models FSPL (Free-Space Path Loss), two-ray, COST235, Weissberger, ITU-R (International Telecommunications Union—Radiocommunication Sector), FITU-R (Fitted ITU-R), offer values with an error percentage higher than 30% in the 2.4 GHz band in relation to those measured in field tests. As a substantial improvement, we have developed optimized propagation models, with an error estimate of less than 9% in the worst-case scenario for the later benefit of farmers, consumers and the economic chain in the production of tomatoes.

scholarly journals Empirical Analysis of Safe Distance Calculation by the Stereoscopic Capturing and Processing of Images Through the Tailigator System

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (22) ◽  
pp. 5044
Author(s):  
Gerd Christian Krizek ◽  
Rene Hausleitner ◽  
Laura Böhme ◽  
Cristina Olaverri-Monreal
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Collision Warning ◽  
The Road ◽  
Cost System ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Real Value ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Forward Collision Warning

Driver disregard for the minimum safety distance increases the probability of rear-end collisions. In order to contribute to active safety on the road, we propose in this work a low-cost Forward Collision Warning system that captures and processes images. Using cameras located in the rear section of a leading vehicle, this system serves the purpose of discouraging tailgating behavior from the vehicle driving behind. We perform in this paper the pertinent field tests to assess system performance, focusing on the calculated distance from the processing of images and the error margins in a straight line, as well as in a curve. Based on the evaluation results, the current version of the Tailigator can be used at speeds up to 50 km per hour without any restrictions. The measurements showed similar characteristics both on the straight line and in the curve. At close distances, between 3 and 5 m, the values deviated from the real value. At average distances, around 10 to 15 m, the Tailigator achieved the best results. From distances higher than 20 m, the deviations increased steadily with the distance. We contribute to the state of the art with an innovative low-cost system to identify tailgating behavior and raise awareness, which works independently of the rear vehicle’s communication capabilities or equipment.

Study on the Physicochemical Characteristics and Dust Suppression Performance of New Type Chemical Dust Suppressant for Copper Mine Pavement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhian Huang ◽  
Yang Huang ◽  
Zhijun Yang ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Yinghua Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Dust ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Dust Suppression ◽  
Suppression Effect ◽  
The Road ◽  
New Type ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Abstract Mine road dust is an important source of dust in mine operations. The dust produced on the road surface is a great hazard to the workers. Aiming at the road dust of an open-pit mine, this paper conducts physical and chemical analysis of a dust suppressant prepared by using sodium polyacrylate as a binder, sodium carbonate as a moisture absorbent, polyethylene glycol as a water-retaining agent, and alkyl glycoside as a surfactant. Characterization of characteristics and dust suppression performance. The results show that the dust suppressant has a pH of 11.03, a viscosity of 18.5 mPa·s, and a surface tension of 28.1 mN/m. The content of heavy metal ions contained is less than the maximum concentration defined by the national standard. Under the same temperature condition, the greater the humidity, the stronger the hygroscopicity, especially when the humidity is 30%, where the better hygroscopic effect than water is obvious. The dust suppressant also has good anti-evaporation properties and it keeps at 4–5% moisture content after 10 days at a normal temperature. Compared with water, the dust suppressant has better resistance to wind erosion and compression. Under the same conditions, the loss rate of water is 2 times that of the dust suppressant and the pressure of the dust suppressant sample is about 3 times that of water. The dust suppressant has a much higher dust removal efficiency for all dust and respirable dust than water under the same conditions. Finally, the test results and mechanism of the dust suppression effect of the dust suppressant are described and analyzed, which shows that the dust suppressant studied in this paper has good performance and is suitable for road dust prevention.

Mechanical performance in field conditions of treated and stabilized granular materials used in unpaved roads: a longitudinal study

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
L. Beaulieu ◽  
R. Pleau ◽  
P. Pierre ◽  
P. Poulin ◽  
S. Juneau
Keyword(s):  
Granular Material ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Falling Weight ◽  
Road Following ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this article is to propose a methodology to evaluate and to study the mechanical performance of various hygroscopic, organic and synthetic dust suppressants and stabilization agents through field tests. Different road sections were treated for several years and many tests have been conducted. The impact on the mechanical performance of the treated granular material has been studied under field conditions by evaluating the deterioration of the road following the spreading of the product on the road. Field tests were conducted over three years in summers 2007, 2008, and 2009. The deterioration of the road is evaluated in terms of improper cross section, inadequate roadside drainage, corrugations, dust, potholes, ruts, and loose aggregates. To evaluate the influence of stabilization agents on the bearing capacity of the granular material on the road, falling weight deflectometer (FWD) tests have also been performed.

scholarly journals Optimization of truck allocation in open pit mines using differential evolution algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 338-350
Author(s):  
Willian B. De Melo
Keyword(s):  
Differential Evolution ◽  
Differential Evolution Algorithm ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
The Road ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Mutation Operators ◽  
Ore Grades ◽  
On The Road

The allocation of trucks in open pit mines is a field with great potential for optimizing resources and applying advanced computer modeling techniques, mainly because many companies still choose to use manual allocation, which is premised on the decisions made by the operator, being subject to common failures and not reaching the maximum potential that the equipment can provide. Therefore, this work focuses on optimizing the allocation of trucks in order to increase production, reducing queue time and keeping ore grades within proper limits. The proposed algorithm was based on the differential evolution technique, where two types of mutation operators were used: rand/1/bin and best/1/bin, thus verifying the most suitable to solve the problem. The trucks were allocated in the ore loading and unloading process, aiming to improve the production capacity in a virtual mine. The results brought a convergence to the maximum global production, in addition to which, the allocation of unnecessary transport equipment to the planned routes was avoided. The two mutation operators compared had certain advantages and disadvantages, each better adapting to certain types of situations. The proposed technique can still be extended to other areas, for example, in the transport of grain on the road network or in the implementation of an allocation in freight cars that transport grain.

scholarly journals Problems of Operational Safety of Dump Trucks in Open Pit Mine

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 01005
Author(s):  
Boris Gerike ◽  
Aleksandr Zacharov ◽  
Pavel Gerike ◽  
Yuriy Drozdenko
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Signal Spectrum ◽  
Dump Truck ◽  
Vibrational Signal ◽  
The Road ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Control Units ◽  
Dump Trucks ◽  
And Control

One of the risk factors for dump trucks drivers is the over-vibration on various parts and control units. This leads to the formation of high intensity of work. To search for the causes of over-vibration it is proposed to use vibration analysis methods. To search for the causes of over-vibration it is proposed to use vibration analysis methods in time when dump truck is not moving. This allows the escaping the influence of external factors such as like profile of the road, slope, etc. The analysis of the vibrational signal spectrum allows determining the type of defect with a high degree of reliability.

Weigh-in-Motion System Testing

2012 ◽  
Vol 518 ◽  
pp. 428-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Sekuła ◽  
Andrzej Świercz
Keyword(s):  
Deformable Body ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Load Identification ◽  
The Road ◽  
Motion System ◽  
Weigh In Motion ◽  
Vehicle Velocity ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Involved Field

The paper presents some results of research on the Weight-in-motion (WIM) system. The device is used for identification of loads on the road surface generated by traveling vehicles. The proposed approach utilizes the piezoelectric measurement techniques to monitor strain development in a deformable body and eventually these measurements are used for tire-pavement load identification. An advantage of the proposed concept is that no additional limitation for a vehicle velocity and direction is required in order to make the measurement feasible. The device allow to identify many parameters which can be stored for statistical and planning purposes. When an overload or an exceed in speed limit is detected the data can be sent for penalization purposes. The research includes a computer simulation of the bending plate detector using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Its objective is to validate the concept as well as to test some factors which are important with respect to the proposed load identification methodology. An experimental research involved field tests on the WIM system using a bending plate detector and inductive loops to detect a vehicle.

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