The secret to streamlined scheduling of mining and civil engineering projects is a solid
understanding of the basic concepts of rock cutting mechanics. Comparing theoretical …

Natural stone has been used for various purposes, such as for building stone, megaliths,
ornamental stone, hunting, and grinding, throughout history. Upon the advent of industrial …

Quarries using chain saw machines have been visited to collect natural stone samples and
recording performance and operational conditions of these chain saw machines. After …

One of the most significant factors in the estimation of dimension stone quarry cost is the
production rate of rock cutting machines. Evaluating the production rate of chain-saw …

The maximum energy consumption of stone cutting machines is one of the important cost
factors during the process of cutting construction stones. Accurately predicting and …

Featured Application This paper presents a laboratory test campaign focused on the
reduction of the wear phenomenon related to a material extracted from a marble quarry. The …

This study examined the block production and cutting performance of a new, domestically
produced arm-type quarry chain saw (Demmak ZK-6800). A pilot study was conducted with …

Channel opening methods (V and U) are used in natural stone quarries with the aim of
designing and planning benches. A channel opening method (V-shape) is widely used in …

Lančane sjekačice se koriste za izradu vertikalnih ili horizontalnih rezova, a primjenu su
našle u površinskoj i podzemnoj eksploataciji arhitektonsko-građevnog kamena …

The selection of mining method for quarry mines is carried out on the basis of some criteria
such as economic indicators, technical properties and efficiency. Multi-criteria decision …