Sensing and Monitoring Technologies for Mines and Hazardous Areas: Monitoring and Prediction Technologies presents the fundamentals of mining related geotechnical risk and how the latest advances in sensing and data communication can be used both to prevent accidents and provide early warnings. Opencast mining operations involve huge quantities of overburden removal, dumping, and backfilling in excavated areas. Substantial increases in the rate of accumulation of waste dumps in recent years has resulted in greater height of dumps and also has given rise to the danger of dump failures as steeper open pit slopes are prone to failure. These failures lead to loss of valuable human lives and damage to mining machinery. This book presents the most recent advances in gas sensors, methane detectors, and power cut-off systems. It also introduces monitoring of the gas strata and environment, and an overview of the use of Internet of Things and cloud computing for mining sensing and surveillance purposes. Targeted at geotechnical and mining engineers, this volume covers the latest findings and technology to prevent mining accidents and mitigate the inherent risk of the activity.
| ISBN: | 9780128031940 |
| Publication date: | 15th June 2016 |
| Author: | Swadesh (CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Dhanbad, India) Chaulya, G. M. (Central Insti Prasad |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Genres: |
Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere Mining technology and engineering Agribusiness and primary industries Applied mathematics Technology: general issues |