Report of Investigations 9071: Capability Evaluation of the Radial-Axial Splitter

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• Journal Article:
  MISSING
• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Sterling J. ; Swanson, David E.
• Description:
  To define the capabilities of a nonexplosive excavation concept, the Bureau of Mines conducted reduced-scale laboratory tests of a mechanical excavation tool called a rock splitter. The splitter investigated was capable of applying combinations of radial and axial loads to rock when placed in a predrilled hole. Experiments conducted with the tool in concrete, limestone, and granite proved it capable of excavating all three materials. Break geometry in these three materials was the same, which encourages the prediction of performance in all rocks. The design of the radial-axial loading splitter's feather components significantly affected the tool's performance. It appears the design of this in-hole component should be tailored for the rock to be excavated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Source:
  MISSING :30 pages
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  35 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005609
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5af888aa451f619c8ac8126d20c9d5029e68b999985005558928438eb33f28af8f368d1353984bd99b84dcfe21d1b3defc926b76a3a2988804cd7bdefc942261
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10342/cdc_10342_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 13.81 MB ]