Monitoring and Process Simulation of Shaft Construction and Operation

Details

• Personal Author:
  Beus, Michael J. ; McDonald, M. M. ; Orr, Timothy J.
• Description:
  A data acquisition and monitoring system developed, packaged, and field-tested by the U.S. Bureau of Mines for a deep mine shaft is described. This system provides process information to mine supervisors and shaft operators. An in-mine sensor package monitors the rock mass and support in deep mine hoisting operations. The sensors are based on linear and rotary potentiometers, platinum resistance temperature detectors, strain gauge load cells, and quarter-bridge strain circuitry. Data are acquired through a distributed network of intelligent measurement pods connected to an interface card and a personal computer (PC). The system scans the sensors at a predetermined rate (up to 600 scans per second) and provides real-time trend plots, process graphics, and a spreadsheet of the current data set. Data are transmitted via short- and long- haul modems to PC's for detailed analysis and plotting. The system is low cost, efficient, and reliable, and it is currently being integrated with shaft ore handling and hoisting process sensing, supervision, and control. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Ground-control Ground-stability Mine-shafts Mining-equipment Mining-industry Monitoring-systems Monitors Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Colorado School of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRC - Spokane Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10010862
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mine Mechanization and Automation, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 10-13, 1991. Ozdemir L, King R, and Hanna K, eds., Denver, CO: Colorado School of Mines, 1:5-35--5-43
• Editor(s):
  Ozdemir L; King R; Hanna K
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mine Mechanization and Automation, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 10-13, 1991
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3944ac251968589fa5efef4ffb543ff2803063d3fefca3087e15f4263e17ee4b6f2306ad3936f44b3c5e866296ca65c50f14d7ac18d661e8fa8f8ae8110ec3b9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220099/cdc_220099_DS1.pdf
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