Mechanical Excavation in Mining and Civil Industries

Nuh Bilgin · Hanifi Copur · Cemal Balci

Dec 2013 · CRC Press

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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 values with experimental and real-world results, Mechanical Excavation in Mining and Civil Industries thoroughly explains various rock cutting theories developed for chisel, co

About the author

Turkish Tunneling Society chairman Nuh Bilgin holds a B.Sc. from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and a Ph.D from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. He joined the ITU Mining Engineering Department in 1978 and was appointed full-time professor in 1989. After serving as visiting professor for Colorado School of Mines, USA and Witwatersrand University, SA, he returned to ITU. He has published over 100 mechanized mining and tunneling technology papers.

Turkish Tunneling Society board member Hanifi Copur holds a B.Sc. from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and a Ph.D from Colorado School of Mines, USA. From 1995 to 1999, he served as research engineer for the Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute of the Colorado School of Mines. He then joined the ITU Mining Engineering Department as academician. He has authored numerous mechanized mining and tunneling reports and papers.

Turkish Tunneling Society board member Cemal Balci holds a B.Sc. and Ph.D from Istanbul Technical University (ITU). From 2001 to 2004, he was researcher for the Earth Mechanics Institute of the Colorado School of Mines, USA. He currently works for ITU and has participated in countless implementation and research projects.