[HTML][HTML] A review of rock macro-indentation: Theories, experiments, simulations, and applications
Rock macro-indentation plays a fundamental role in mechanical rock breaking for various
rock engineering application, such as drilling, tunneling, cutting, and sawing. Over the past …
rock engineering application, such as drilling, tunneling, cutting, and sawing. Over the past …
Raise boring machines–A comprehensive review of performance prediction and operational challenges
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) are mechanical miners that are preferred over
conventional drilling and blasting methods for drilling/excavating vertical or inclined shafts in …
conventional drilling and blasting methods for drilling/excavating vertical or inclined shafts in …
Full-Scale linear cutting tests using a button cutter and deterministic performance prediction modeling for raise boring machines
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani, H Copur, A Gumus… - … and Underground Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study is an attempt to investigate the applicability of full-scale linear rock cutting
tests (displacement controlled) and deterministic approaches to predict performance of raise …
tests (displacement controlled) and deterministic approaches to predict performance of raise …
Investigations on the influence of applied thrust on rock penetration rate by a raise boring machine using numerical simulation and experimental trials
Raises are vertical or inclined openings made to connect two levels of an underground
metalliferous mine. They are developed using drilling and blasting-based technique or by …
metalliferous mine. They are developed using drilling and blasting-based technique or by …
Empirical performance prediction for raise boring machines based on rock properties, pilot hole drilling data and raise inclination
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani, H Copur - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2021 - Springer
The basic aim of this study is to develop empirical models for predicting performances of
pilot hole drilling and reaming for raise boring operations using rock properties and pilot …
pilot hole drilling and reaming for raise boring operations using rock properties and pilot …
Development of new empirical models for performance estimation of a raise boring machine
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani, H Copur, E Dogan… - … and Underground Space …, 2018 - Elsevier
Raise boring machines (RBMs) are used for drilling/excavation of shafts and other inclined
structures in mining and construction fields. Proper selection and accurate performance …
structures in mining and construction fields. Proper selection and accurate performance …
An efficient experimental model to estimate the performance of the raise borer drilling machine using linear and nonlinear regression approaches in the Azad Dam in …
S Moradi, A Aalianvari, A Aghajani Bazzazi - Modeling Earth Systems and …, 2024 - Springer
This research evaluates the chief shaft in the Azad Dam hydroelectric power plant in Iran
using a raise borer machine (RBM). Core samples were taken from the exploratory …
using a raise borer machine (RBM). Core samples were taken from the exploratory …
Modeling hard rock breakage behavior influenced by the tipped hob cutter's tooth structure using the 2D discrete element (DE) model
Z Wang, J Tong, X Zhang, F Sheng, Y Gao, K Zheng… - Powder Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
A deep understanding of the mesoscopic damage evolution mechanism of tipped hob cutter
in hard rock, as influenced by tooth structure parameters and working parameters, can assist …
in hard rock, as influenced by tooth structure parameters and working parameters, can assist …
Predictive Control Method of Reaming up in the Raise Boring Process Using Kernel Based Extreme Learning Machine
G Jing, W Yan, F Hu - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Raise boring is an important method to construct the underground shafts of mines and other
underground infrastructures, by drilling down the pilot hole and then reaming up to the …
underground infrastructures, by drilling down the pilot hole and then reaming up to the …
Experimental investigation of double scroll cutting pattern by using button cutting tool of raise boring machines
H Copur, A Shaterpour-Mamaghani… - … Series: Earth and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Full-scale linear cutting test is one the most preferred and reliable methods for performance
prediction of mechanical miners. Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) are one of these …
prediction of mechanical miners. Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) are one of these …