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Submissions from 2011

The Efficiency Study of the Push-Pull Ventilation System in Underground Mine, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and Jerry C. Tien

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Evaluation of the Propensity for Coal Spontaneous Combustion Based on Catastrophe Theory, Y.-T. Zhang, X.-C. Zhang, Jerry C. Tien, and Y.-Q. Li

Application of Three-Phase Foam in Extinguishing Spontaneous Combustion of Coal, Y. Zhang, X. Zhang, Jerry C. Tien, and D. Wang

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DPM Dissipation Experiment At MST's Experimental Mine and Comparison with CFD Simulation, Yi Zheng, Hai Lan, Magesh Thiruvengadam, and Jerry C. Tien

Submissions from 2010

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Explosive Pulsed Power, Larry L. Altgilbers, Jason Baird, Bruce L. Freeman, Christopher S. Lynch, and Sergey I. Shkuratov

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Maximizing Value of a Giant Offshore Asset through Proper Production Planning, Optimization and Capacity Management, A. A. K. Amin, Zaabi A. Al, M. Elamin, Kiyoumi A. Al, and Syed M. Tariq

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Large-Scale Open Pit Production Scheduling Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming, H. Askari-Nasab, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and H. Eivazy

Estimating Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a Surface Coal Mine, Kwame Awuah-Offei and Ofentse Ditsele

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System for Rapidly Boring Through Materials, W. A. Berger, J. A. Carter, C. Davey, Marian Mazurkiewicz, R. M. Pell, and R. A. Spalletta

Utilization of Booster Fans in Underground Coal Mines, Felipe Calizaya, Miles Stephens, and Stewart Gillies

Estimating Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a Surface Coal Mine, O. Ditsele and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Numerical Simulation Software for Oil Sand Slurry Flow in Flexible Pipelines, Samuel Frimpong, Oluropo Rufus Ayodele, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Osei Brown

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Field Test of an In-Seam Seismic - Based Void Detection Technique, Mao Chen Ge

The Future of Mine Ventilation in Our Hands, Stewart Gillies

The Magnitude of Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Mine Workings: Advances in Real-Time Monitoring, Stewart Gillies

Booster Fans -- Some Considerations for their Usage in Underground Coal Mines, Stewart Gillies, C. Slaughter, Hsin Wei Wu, and Felipe Calizaya

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Monitoreo Personal En La Mina Y En Tiempo Real Del Material Particulado Del Diesel Y Polvo Respirable, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

Use of Gas Mixing Equations and Simulation Approaches in the Design of Mine Inertization Systems, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

Updating an Old Course: What Does It Take?, Zeshan Hyder, Z. Aly, J. Terpenny, and R. Goff

Case Study of Blast Vibrations Induced Sounds Recorded inside a House near a West Virginia Coal Mine, Braden Lusk, Jhon Silva-Castro, and Joshua Micah Hoffman

Investigating the Effect of a Mitigation Trench on CO2 Fluxes on a Reclaimed Coal Mine Spoil, M. Mathiba and Kwame Awuah-Offei

Investigating the Effect of a Mitigation Trench on CO2 Fluxes on a Reclaimed Coal Mine Spoil, Moagabo Mathiba and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Prediction of copper grade at flotation column concentrate using Artificial Neural Network, F. Nakhaei, A. Sam, M. R. Mosavi, and S. Zeidabadi

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Risk Assessment of Safety Violations for Coal Mines, M. Orsulak, V. Kecojevic, R. Larry Grayson, and A. Nieto

Characterizing the Dredgeability of Aggregate Deposit for Clamshell Dredge, Bismark Osei and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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PZT 52/48 Depolarization: Quasi-Static Thermal Heating vs. . Longitudinal Explosive Shock, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, V. G. Antipov, E. F. Talantsev, C. S. Lynch, and L. L. Altgilbers

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Note: Autonomous Pulsed Power Generator Based on Transverse Shock Wave Depolarization of Ferroelectric Ceramics, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, and E. F. Talantsev

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Electric Field-Free Gas Breakdown in Explosively Driven Generators, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, E. F. Talantsev, and Larry L. Altgilbers

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Miniature Explosively Driven High-Current Transverse-Shock-Wave Ferromagnetic Generators, S. I. Shkuratov, E. F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, and Larry L. Altgilbers

Dry Fine Coal Cleaning Using Rotary Triboelectrostatic Separator (RTS), D. Tao, Ahmed Sayed-Ahmed, Q. Li, and R. Honaker

Pre-Combustion Cleaning of Pulverized Fine Coal at Power Plant using Novel RTS Dry Separation Technology, D. Tao, Ahmed Sayed-Ahmed, Q. Li, and R. Honaker

Texturing Surfaces to Generate Artistic Models, J. Zhao, Greg Galecki, and David A. Summers

The Use of Steel Grit, Garnet and Diamond Coating of Nozzles in Extending Nozzle Life, J. Zhao, Greg Galecki, and David A. Summers

Composition Change Model for Sealed Atmosphere in Coal Mines, R. Karl Zipf and K. M. Mohamed

Submissions from 2009

Mixed Integer Programming Models for Intermediate Open Pit Scheduling with Variable Slopes, H. Askari-Nasab and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Open Pit Optimisation Using Discounted Economic Block Values, H. Askari-Nasab and Kwame Awuah-Offei

Aggregate Plant Inventory Management Through HMA Mix Optimization, Kwame Awuah-Offei and H. Askari-Nasab

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Asphalt Mix Design Optimization for Efficient Plant Management, Kwame Awuah-Offei and H. Askari-Nasab

Linear Programming Optimization of Asphalt Mix Design, Kwame Awuah-Offei and H. Askari-Nasab

Evaluation of Belt Conveyor and Truck Haulage Systems in an Open Pit Mine Using Life Cycle Assessment, Kwame Awuah-Offei, D. Checkel, and H. Askari-Nasab

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Formation Excavation Resistance Modeling for Shovel Dippers, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Samuel Frimpong, and H. Askari-Nasab

A Global Inventory of Mine Rescue Training Facilities- Compendium of Ideas to Improve U.S. Coal Mine Rescue Training, S. B. Bealko, D. W. Alexander, L. L. Chasko, and R. Larry Grayson

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Multiple Pulsejet Boring Device, W. A. Berger, J. A. Carter, Marian Mazurkiewicz, R. M. Pell, and R. A. Spalletta

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Case Study: Planar Kinematics of Dragline for Efficient Machine Control, Samuel Frimpong and Nuray Demirel

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Intelligent Machine Monitoring and Sensing for Safe Surface Mining Operations, Samuel Frimpong, Y. Li, and Nassib Aouad

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Microseismic Monitoring At a Limestone Mine, Mao Chen Ge, M. Mrugala, and A.T. Iannacchione

High Speed Production of Large Coal, to Facilitate Easier and More Effective Cleaning, Stewart Gillies, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Greg Galecki, and David A. Summers

Fire Simulation Software Assisting Inertisation of Underground Mine Workings, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

Understanding Mine Ventilation and Introduction of Inertisation Gases with Fire Simulation Software, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

The Evolution of Sealing Practice under the Principles of Risk Assessment Criteria Appropriate to Individual Mines, Stewart Gillies, Hsin Wei Wu, and J. W. Oberholzer

Chemical Weathering in a Dry Ash Dump: An Insight from Physicochemical and Mineralogical Analysis of Drilled Cores, M. W. Gitari, O. O. Fatoba, A. Nyamihingura, L. F. Petrik, V. R.K. Vadapalli, J. Nel, A. October, L. Dlamini, G. Gericke, and J. S. Mahlaba

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Leaching characteristics of selected South African fly ashes: Effect of pH on the release of major and trace species, Wilson M. Gitari, Ojo O. Fatoba, Leslie F. Petrik, and Viswanath R.K. Vadapalli

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Environmentally Conscious Coal Mining, R. Larry Grayson

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Pilot Sample Risk Analysis for Underground Coal Mine Fires and Explosions Using MSHA Citation Data, R. Larry Grayson, H. Kinilakodi, and V. Kecojevic

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Simulation of Deflagration-To-Detonation Transition in Premixed CH 4-Air in Large-Scale Channels with Obstacles, D. A. Kessler, V. N. Gamezo, E. S. Oran, and R. Karl Zipf

Cable Shovel Dynamic Modeling for Determining Component Cycle Stress, W. Liu, Samuel Frimpong, and Ying Li

Gob Seals -- An Effective Alternative to Structural Seals, Braden Lusk, Kot V. Unrug, and Kyle A. Perry

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A Comparison of Two Instructional Approaches in Teaching Underground Rock Bolt Installation with a Jackleg Drill, D. Nutakor, Derek Apel, and R. Larry Grayson

Design and Preliminary Testing of Low-Energy Planetary Excavator, Jamal Rostami, Leslie S. Gertsch, Robert J. Gustafson, and Chad Swope

Blast Attenuators Constructed of Rock Rubble for Mine Sealing, M. J. Sapko, M. R. Hieb, E. S. Weiss, R. Karl Zipf, S. P. Harteis, and J. R. Britt

Passive Mine Blast Attenuators Constructed of Rock Rubble for Protecting Ventilation Seals, M. J. Sapko, M. R. Hieb, E. S. Weiss, R. Karl Zipf, S. P. Harteis, and J. R. Britt

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Electric Discharge Caused by Expanding Armatures in Flux Compression Generators, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Evgueni F. Talantsev, and Larry L. Altgilbers

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Conductivity of Explosively Shocked Potassium Chloride, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, V. G. Antipov, E. F. Talantsev, and Larry L. Altgilbers

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Dominant Role of the Explosively Expanding Armature on the Initiation of Electric Discharge in Magnetic Flux Compression Generators, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, E. F. Talantsev, and Larry L. Altgilbers

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Operation of Longitudinal Shock Wave Ferroelectric Generators in the Resistance Mode, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, E. F. Talantsev, and Larry L. Altgilbers

Waterjet Cutting Parameterization Test for the Programmed Extraction of Explosive and Propellant from Military Casings, David A. Summers, Paul Nicholas Worsey, J. G. Blaine, R. D. Fossey, D. Burch, and M. Johnson

Analytical Model for Explosive-Driven Ultracompact Shock-Wave Ferromagnetic Generators, E. F. Talantsev, S. I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, and Larry L. Altgilbers

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Three Dimensional Mixed Convection in Plane Symmetric-Sudden Expansion: Symmetric Flow Regime, Magesh Thiruvengadam, Bassem F. Armaly, and J. A. Drallmeier

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Shear-driven Liquid Film in a Duct, Magesh Thiruvengadam, B. F. Armaly, and J. A. Drallmeier

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Australian Sealing Practice and Use of Risk Assessment Criteria - ACARP Project C17015, Hsin Wei Wu, Stewart Gillies, R. Davis, and J. W. Oberholzer

Real-Time DPM Ambient Monitoring in Underground Mines, Hsin Wei Wu, Stewart Gillies, J. Noll, and J. D. Volkwein

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Characteristics of Transmitting Channel Wave in a Coal Seam, Z. Yang, Mao Chen Ge, and S.-g. Wang

Progress Toward Improved Engineering of Seals and Sealed Areas of Coal Mines, R. Karl Zipf, J. F. Brune, and E. D. Thimons

Design and Analysis of a New Method to Test Mine Seals, R. Karl Zipf, K. M. Mohamed, and G. W. McMahon

Compendium of Structural Testing Data for 20-Psi Coal Mine Seals, R. Karl Zipf, E. S. Weiss, S. P. Harteis, and M. J. Sapko

Submissions from 2008

An Agent Based Framework for Open Pit Mine Planning, H. Askari-Nasab and Kwame Awuah-Offei

Investigating Continuous Time Open Pit Dynamics, H. Askari-Nasab, Samuel Frimpong, and J. Szymanski

Utilization of Belt Air to Ventilate Working Sections in Underground Coal Mines, F. Calizaya and Jerry C. Tien

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Dragline Dynamic Modelling for Efficient Excavation, Nuray Demirel and Samuel Frimpong

Ductile Iron Pipe Lining Erosion Characteristics, R. D. Fossey, Greg Galecki, C. Smith, and David A. Summers

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Global Energy Security: The Case for a Multifaceted Solution Strategy, Samuel Frimpong

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Cable Shovel Health and Longevity and Operator Efficiency in Oil Sands Excavation, Samuel Frimpong, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Ying Li

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Intelligent Cable Shovel Excavation Modeling and Simulation, Samuel Frimpong and Yafei Hu

Dynamic Modeling of Hydraulic Shovel Excavators for Geomaterials, Samuel Frimpong, Yafei Hu, and Hilary Inyang

Structural Dynamics and a Virtual Prototype Simulator of the HAB System for Oil Sands Production, Samuel Frimpong, Ying Li, and Raymond Suglo

Void Detection in Bituminous Mines with an In-Seam Seismic Technique, Mao Chen Ge

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Void Detection At an Anthracite Mine Using an In-Seam Seismic Method, Mao Chen Ge, H. Wang, H. R. Hardy, and R. Ramani

Australian Student Mineral Recent Ventures, Stewart Gillies

What Can We Expect to Find in Underground DPM Ambient Monitoring, Stewart Gillies

Challenges in Undertaking Inertisation of Fires in Underground Mines, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

Developments in Real Time Personal Diesel Particulate Monitoring in Mines, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

Mine Real Time DPM Ambient Monitoring, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

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Underground Atmosphere Real Time Personal Respirable Dust and Diesel Particulate Matter Direct Monitoring, Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

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Mine Real-Time Personal Respirable Dust and Diesel Particulate Matter Monitoring, Stewart Gillies, Hsin Wei Wu, and Timothy J. M. Harvey

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Improving Mine Safety Technology and Training in the U.S. Recommendations of the Mine Safety Technology and Training Commission, R. Larry Grayson

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Shrapnel Mitigation Methods for Linear Shape Charges, Raymond A. Hofstetter and Paul Nicholas Worsey

Field Testing of the High Resolution Target Movement Monitor for Convergence Monitoring at an Underground Mine, T. H. Jones, Derek Apel, Steve Eugene Watkins, and Randy Hays Moss

Field Testing of the High Resolution Target Movement Monitor for Convergence Monitoring at an Underground Mine, Tristan H. Jones, Derek Apel, Steve Eugene Watkins, and Randy Hays Moss

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An Analysis of the Coal Mining Industry in the United States, V. Kecojevic and R. Larry Grayson

Accreditation of Mining Engineering Programs the Abet Experience, V. Kecojevic, R. Larry Grayson, Lee W. Saperstein, and M. Karmis