A. S. Kaboli · D. G. Carmichael · Emission and Cost Configurations in Earthmoving Operations · pp 393-402 Introduction Earthmoving operations typically involve a fleet of trucks cycling between an excavator/loader and dump points. The analysis to obtain the optimum fleet size based on minimum cost per production (unit costs) is well-established, whereas little attention has been paid to the min...

estimate the proportion of fines generated during the blasting process. The proposed framework is based on the combination of two Rosin-Rammler based distribution functions to model the full range of fragments expected to be produced during this process. This particular approach, which has been successfully applied for a number of years by the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC)...

Using data from a nation-wide cross-sectional survey in 1990 a study examining the risk for occurrence of LBP in various specific occupations was made among 5,185 Danish employees aged 19-59 years old. After adjusting for the confounding effects of age and gender we found significantly increased risks of LBP in three out of nine major occupational categories. They were 'health care and social w...

The severity of workplace injuries varies by industry. Information on workplace injuries can enable firms and governments to effectively improve their safety performance based on the specific contexts of each industry. Incorporating the three workplace injury rates (being wounded or ill, disability, and death), a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is developed to evaluate the safety performa...

Building stones and clay-rich Nile mud were ancient Egypt’s main raw construction materials. While the mud was easily accessible along the Nile river valley, the immense quantities of the different stone materials used for construction of the famous pyramids, precious temples and tombs needed a systematic quarrying organization, well arranged transport logistics over extreme distances and a hig...

In this work, the concentrations of the potentially toxic elements in stream sediments in SE Nigeria were assessed for pollution monitoring in mining, quarrying, and farming areas. The levels of iron, molybdenum, vanadium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, cobalt, manganese, chromium, barium, and beryllium were determined. The concentrations of the elements were in the order of Fe > Ba > Mn > Cr > Zn...

In this research, we aimed to model the impact of world oil prices on gross domestic product United Arab Emirates (UAE). The objective study was determine transmission mechanism influence changing price within macroeconomic indicators UAE. study, analysed and crude sector economic growth in UAE for period 2001–2020 by applying ADF, OLS, ARDL, Granger causality techniques. results also showed di...