Download or read book Wheel Loaders written by Derek Zobel and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These mighty machines move big piles of material from one place to another. Some wheel loaders have a huge claw called a grapple to grab things like logs. This book explains how a wheel loader works and what it transports.

Download or read book The Earthmover Encyclopedia written by Keith Haddock and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This colossal reference book documents the timeless urge to reshape the world, and the machines used to do so from the 1088's to today. From utility tractors and loaders up to the largest diggers and bulldozers, every piece of heavy equipment is listed here by model and manufacturer, making this the most exhaustive book on the world's most hard-working vehicles and machines"--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Surface Mining Second Edition written by Bruce A. Kennedy and published by SME. This book was released on 1990 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This SME classic is both a reference book for the working engineer and a textbook for the mining student. This hardcover edition gives a brief history of surface mining and a general overview of the state of surface mining today--topics range from production and productivity to technological developments and trends in equipment. This extremely useful text takes the approach that exploration and mining geologists must be expert in a number of fields, including basic finance and economics, logistics, and pragmatic prospecting. Readers will find material on all these topics and more. The book's nine chapters include: Introduction, Exploration and Geology Techniques, Ore Reserve Estimation, Feasibility Studies and Project Financing, Planning and Design of Surface Mines, Mine Operations, Mine Capital and Operating Costs, Management and Organization, and Case Studies. The book is fully indexed.

Download or read book Giant Earthmovers An Illustrated History written by Keith Haddock and published by . This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Construction Equipment Guide written by David A. Day and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1991-09-03 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the construction boom reaching over $300 billion by the early 1990s in the United States alone, this comprehensive and accessible guide is more important than ever for the budget-minded contractor. Presenting quick engineering know-how for the performance and satisfactory completion of construction using commonly recognized equipment, it deals with the physical concepts of the work, the surrounding conditions and equipment requirements, with an emphasis on controls governing the equipment's performance.

Download or read book LeTourneau Earthmovers written by Eric C. Orlemann and published by . This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the Texas-based company's heavy equipment that has been used in the mining, construction, and oil industries from the 1920s to present. Two hundred photos illustrate the fascinating tales behind LeTourneau breakthroughs like the first electric-diesel front-end loader. Founder Robert Gilmour LeTourneau is regarded as the father of high-volume earthmoving equipment, and holds more U.S. patents than any other person, save Thomas Edison. Fans of heavy equipment are sure to enjoy this profile of the manufacturer of the world's largest front-end loaders.

Download or read book HEAPREC written by David K. Denton and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Bureau of Mines report presents the documentation for HEAPREC. a methodology for calculating reclamation performance bonds for cyanide heap leach operations. HEAPREC is a template developed for use with Lotus 1-2-3 release 2.01 or newer software. The report is presented in step-by-step "user's manual" format. Appendixes contain detailed background and reference material on performance bonding, cyanide detoxification regulation, cyanide detoxification methods, general mine reclamation procedures, and an example bond calculation.

Download or read book Modeling and Optimal Control of Heavy Duty Powertrains written by Vaheed Nezhadali and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heavy duty powertrains are complex systems with components from various domains, different response times during transient operations and different efficient operating ranges. To ensure efficient transient operation of a powertrain, e.g. with low fuel consumption or short transient duration, it is important to come up with proper control strategies. In this dissertation, optimal control theory is used to calculate and analyze efficient heavy duty powertrain controls during transient operations in different applications. This is enabled by first developing control ready models, usable for multi-phase optimal control problem formulations, and then using numerical optimal control methods to calculate the optimal transients. Optimal control analysis of a wheel loader operating in a repetitive loading cycle is the first studied application. Increasing fuel efficiency or reducing the operation time in such repetitive loading cycles sums up to large savings over longer periods of time. Load lifting and vehicle traction consume almost all of the power produced by a diesel engine during wheel loader operation. Physical models are developed for these subsystems where the dynamics are described by differential equations. The model parameters are tuned and fuel consumption estimation is validated against measured values from real wheel loader operation. The sensitivity of wheel loader trajectory with respect to constrains such as the angle at which the wheel loader reaches the unloading position is also analyzed. A time and fuel optimal trajectory map is calculated for various unloading positions. Moreover, the importance of simultaneous optimization of wheel loader trajectory and the component transients is shown via a side to side comparison between measured fuel consumption and trajectories versus optimal control results. In another application, optimal control is used to calculate efficient gear shift controls for a heavy duty Automatic Transmission system. A modeling and optimal control framework is developed for a nine speed automatic transmission. Solving optimal control problems using the developed model, time and jerk efficient transient for simultaneous disengagement of off-going and engagement of in-coming shift actuators are obtained and the results are analyzed. Optimal controls of a diesel-electric powertrain during a gear shift in an Automated Manual Transmission system are calculated and analyzed in another application of optimal control. The powertrain model is extended by including driveline backlash angle as an extra state in the system. This is enabled by implementation of smoothing techniques in order to describe backlash dynamics as a single continuous function during all gear shift phases. Optimal controls are also calculated for a diesel-electric powertrain corresponding to a hybrid bus during a tip-in maneuver. It is shown that for optimal control analysis of complex powertrain systems, minimizing only one property such as time pushes the system transients into extreme operating conditions far from what is achievable in real applications. Multi-objective optimal control problem formulations are suggested in order to obtain a compromise between various objectives when analyzing such complex powertrain systems.

Download or read book Building Giant Earthmovers written by Eric C. Orlemann and published by . This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book AETA 2022 Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences Theory and Application written by Tran Trong Dao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Advances in Construction Machinery and Vehicle Engineering written by Zheng Huiqiang and published by DEStech Publications, Inc. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the 10th anniversary of Chinese Journal of Construction Machinery. In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the association and the 10th anniversary of the journal, we will hold the following activities this year. 1. Continue to convene the fourth International Conference Symposium of 2013 on Construction Machinery and Vehicle Engineering Research Progress. 2. Continue to convene the fifth National Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Forum. This forum will be held in Xuzhou and the time is from August 20 to August 24 in 2013. 3. The highlevel expert forum will be held during Changsha Engineering Machinery Parts Expo. A dialogue will be taken on the issues of industry scientific innovation, accessories, testing and quality among universities, research institutes and enterprises. 4. The celebrations about the 20th anniversary of the association and the 10th anniversary of the journal will be conducted in Shanghai. The coun cil of the new editorial board and the executive director is convened for summing up the work of the association since it was founded 20 years ago and the work of the journal since it was founded 10 years ago, and planning for the future development. This International Conference is held in the circumstance of international economic crisis and domestic industrial structure adjustment. In the past year, sales market of construction machinery has been subjected to a certain shocks, and the enterprises have en countered a certain difficulties. For the future, however, I believe that such difficulties are temporary, and the prospect is bright. The construction machinery is to serve the mining and state infrastructure construction, and for China, along with most c ountries in the world which are developing countries, the infrastructure construction is still a significant part in the course of development, and the sound infrastructure will promote the development of their economies, even these countries which are in the leading position in economy development also attach great importance to the improvement of infrastructure. Therefore, construction machinery is indispensable and has a rigid demand. Currently, the international competition has not been only limited to terrestrial, since the possession of terrestrial was a foregone conclusion, but there will be more

Download or read book SME Mining Reference Handbook written by Raymond L. Lowrie and published by SME. This book was released on 2002 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical field reference for mining and mineral engineers that is small enough to carry into the field. With its comprehensive store of charts, graphs, tables, equations, and rules of thumb, this handbook is the essential technical reference for mobile mining professionals.

Download or read book Equipping Your Horse Farm written by Cherry Hill and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a horse farm requires acquiring, operating, and maintaining an assortment of heavy machinery. This practical guide shows you how to expertly equip your operation with trucks, trailers, tractors, and more. Learn how to compare models, select machines appropriate to your needs, troubleshoot problems, and work with attachments like loaders, disc harrows, and manure spreaders. Using the right machinery will help you work more efficiently, save you money, and leave you more time to spend with your horses.

Download or read book Yellow Steel written by William R. Haycraft and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Yellow Steel, the first overarching history of the earthmoving equipment industry, William Haycraft examines the tremendous increase in the scope of mining and construction projects, from the Suez Canal through the interstate highway system, made possible by innovations in earthmoving machinery. Led by Cyrus McCormick's invention in 1831 of a practical mechanical reaper, many of the builders of today's massive earthmoving machines began as makers of reapers, plows, threshers, and combines. Haycraft traces the efforts of manufacturers such as Caterpillar, Allis-Chalmers, International Harvester, J. I. Case, Deere, and Massey-Ferguson to diversify from farm equipment to specialized earthmoving equipment and the important contributions of LeTourneau, Euclid, and others in meeting the needs of the construction and mining industries. He shows how postwar economic and political events, especially the creation of the interstate highway system, spurred the development of more powerful and more agile machines. He also relates the precipitous fall of several major American earthmoving machine companies and the rise of Japanese competitors in the early 1980s. Extensively illustrated and packed with detailed information on both manufacturers and machines, Yellow Steel knits together the diverse stories of the many companies that created the earthmoving equipment industry--how they began, expanded, retooled, merged, succeeded, and sometimes failed. Their history, a step-by-step linking of need and invention, provides the foundation for virtually all modern transportation, construction, commerce, and industry.

Download or read book Management and Information Technology written by Peter Ekman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information technology has come to play an important role in organizations over the last few decades. Though it began as an entity dealt with by specialists, IT has evolved to become an everyday tool with both operational and strategic impacts. Most modern organizations have adopted different forms of IT, and become dependent on their computer-based information systems and their peripherals for everyday operations. Information technology offers opportunities to increase efficiency, customer value, and competitiveness. Given the financial investment in IT required by organizations to remain competitive, IT has become a resource that needs to be managed. Management and Information Technology evaluates organizations’ utilization of IT including knowledge management and e-learning, accounting, and business relationships. Presenting theories to help the reader understand the varying roles IT can occupy in different organizations, this volume illustrates the ways in which IT has become a key strategic tool.

Download or read book Field and Service Robotics written by Alexander Zelinsky and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Engelberger, the pioneer of the robotics industry, wrote in his 1989 book Robotics in Service that the inspiration to write his book came as a reaction to an industry-sponsored forecast study of robot applications, which predicted that in 1995 applications of robotics outside factories - the traditional domain of industrial robots - would amount to less than 1% of total sales. Engelberger believed that this forecast was very wrong, and instead predicted that the non-industrial class of robot applications would become the largest class. Engelbergers prediction has yet to come to pass. However, he did correctly foresee the growth in non-traditional applications of robots. Robots are now beginning to march from the factories and into field and service applications. This book presents a selection of papers from the first major international conference dedicated to field and service applications of robotics. This selection includes papers from the leading research laboratories in the world together with papers from companies that are building and selling new and innovative robotic technology. It describes interesting aspects of robots in the field ranging from mining, agriculture, construction, cargo handling, subsea operations, removal of landmines, to terrestrial exploration. It also covers a diverse range of service applications, such as cleaning, propagating plants and aiding the elderly and handicapped, and gives considerable attention to the technology required to realise robust, reliable and safe robots.

Download or read book Information Circular written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: