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Springer Reliability Engineering

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Hardcover | 19 August 2008

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From its origins in the malachite mines of ancient Egypt, mining has grown to become a global industry which employs many hundreds of thousands of people. Today, the mining industry makes use of various types of complex and sophisticated equipment, for which reliability, maintainability and safety has become an important issue. Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability and Safety is the first book to cover these three topics in a single volume.

Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability and Safety will be useful to a range of individuals from administrators and engineering professionals working in the mining industry to students, researchers and instructors in mining engineering, as well as design engineers and safety professionals. All topics covered in the book are treated in such a manner that the reader requires no previous knowledge to understand the contents. Examples, solutions and test problems are also included to aid reader comprehension.

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Published: 28th October 2010

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Introduction	p. 1
Need for Improving Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety	p. 1
Mining-equipment-related Facts and Figures	p. 1
Terms and Definitions	p. 2
Useful Information on Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety	p. 4
Journals and Magazines	p. 4
Conference Proceedings	p. 5
Books	p. 5
Organizations	p. 6
Standards	p. 6
Data Information Sources	p. 7
Problems	p. 7
References	p. 8
Introductory Mathematical Concepts for Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety Analysis	p. 11
Introduction	p. 11
Range, Arithmetic Mean, Mean Deviation, and Standard Deviation	p. 11
Range	p. 12
Arithmetic Mean	p. 12
Mean Deviation	p. 13
Standard Deviation	p. 14
Boolean Algebra Laws and Probability Definition and Properties	p. 14
Useful Mathematical Definitions	p. 17
Cumulative Distribution Function	p. 17
Probability Density Function	p. 17
Reliability Function	p. 18
Expected Value	p. 18
Variance	p. 18
Laplace Transform	p. 19
Laplace Transform: Final Value Theorem	p. 19
Probability Distributions	p. 20
Binomial Distribution	p. 20
Exponential Distribution	p. 20
Rayleigh Distribution	p. 21
Weibull Distribution	p. 21
Normal Distribution	p. 22
Lognormal Distribution	p. 22
Solving Differential Equations Using Laplace Transforms	p. 23
Problems	p. 24
References	p. 25
Introduction to Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Need for Reliability and Bathtub Hazard Rate Curve	p. 28
General Reliability, Hazard Rate, and Mean Time to Failure Functions	p. 29
General Reliability Function	p. 29
Hazard Rate Function	p. 30
Mean Time to Failure	p. 30
Reliability Networks	p. 31
Series Configuration	p. 31
Parallel Configuration	p. 33
k-out-of-m Configuration	p. 35
Standby System	p. 36
Bridge Configuration	p. 37
Commonly Used Methods in Reliability Analysis	p. 39
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)	p. 39
Markov Method	p. 39
Fault Tree Analysis	p. 42
Need for Maintainability and Maintainability Versus Reliability	p. 47
Maintainability Functions	p. 47
Maintainability Function I: Exponential Distribution	p. 48
Maintainability Function II: Weibull Distribution	p. 48
Maintainability Design Factors and Maintainability Analysis Tools	p. 49
Total Quality Management	p. 49
Cause and Effect Diagram	p. 50
Maintainability-Management-Related Tasks During the Equipment Life Cycle	p. 51
Need for Safety and Safety-Related Facts and Figures	p. 51
Equipment Hazard Classifications and Common Mechanical Injuries	p. 52
Safety Analysis Methods	p. 52
Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)	p. 52
Job Safety Analysis	p. 53
Technic of Operations Review (TOR)	p. 53
Safety Indexes	p. 54
Index I: Disabling Injury Frequency Rate	p. 54
Index II: Disabling Injury Severity Rate	p. 54
Problems	p. 55
References	p. 55
Mining Equipment Reliability	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
Reasons for Improving Mining Equipment Reliability, Factors Impacting Mining System Reliability, and Useful Mining-Equipment-Reliability-Related Measures	p. 57
Useful Mining-Equipment-Reliability-Related Measures	p. 59
Open-Pit-System Reliability Analysis	p. 60
Open-Pit Series System	p. 61
Open-Pit Parallel System	p. 62
Programmable Electronic Mining System Failures	p. 64
Random Hardware Failures	p. 64
Systematic Failures	p. 65
Designing Reliable Conveyor Belt Systems and Methods of Measuring Winder Rope Degradation	p. 65
Visual Inspection Method	p. 66
Nondestructive Testing Method	p. 67
Fault Tree Analysis of Shovel Machine	p. 67
Dump-truck Tire Reliability and the Factors Affecting Their Life	p. 69
Problems	p. 69
References	p. 70
Human Factors and Error in Mining	p. 71
Introduction	p. 71
The Need to Apply Human Factors in Mining and Common Roadblocks to the Introduction of Human Factors in an Organization	p. 72
Human Sensory Capacities and Human-Factor Considerations in Equipment Design	p. 73
Human-Factor Considerations in Equipment Design	p. 74
Human-Factor Formulas	p. 76
Formula I	p. 76
Formula II	p. 77
Formula III	p. 77
Formula IV	p. 77
Useful General Human Factors Guidelines for Application in Mining Equipment Design	p. 78
Classifications and Causes of Human Errors Leading to Fatal Accidents in Mines	p. 78
Typical Mining Equipment Maintenance Errors, Factors Contributing to Maintenance Error, and Useful Engineering Design Improvements to Reduce Mining Equipment Maintenance Errors	p. 79
Types of Chemicals Released in Human-Error-Related Events in the Mining and Manufacturing Industries and Factors Responsible for Failing to Reduce the Occurrence of Human Error in Mines	p. 80
Human-Error-Analysis Methods for Application in the Area of Mining	p. 81
Probability Tree Method	p. 81
Throughput Ratio Method	p. 83
Fault Tree Analysis	p. 84
Problems	p. 87
References	p. 87
Mining Equipment Maintainability	p. 89
Introduction	p. 89
The Meanings of Mining Equipment Maintainability and Design-induced Maintainability Problems of Mining Equipment	p. 89
Advantages of Improved Mining Equipment Maintainability Design	p. 91
Mining Equipment Maintainability Design Characteristics	p. 92
Standardization	p. 92
Interchangeability	p. 92
Accessibility	p. 93
Safety	p. 93
Maintainability Measures for Mining Equipment	p. 93
Mean Time to Repair	p. 94
Mean Preventive Maintenance Time	p. 95
Maintainability Function	p. 95
Common Maintainability Design Errors and Useful Maintainability Design Guidelines for Mining Equipment	p. 97
Conclusions: State of Maintainability in the Underground Mining Industry	p. 98
Problems	p. 98
References	p. 99
Mining Equipment Reliability and Maintainability Testing	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Reliability Test Classifications	p. 101
Success Testing	p. 102
Accelerated Testing	p. 104
Confidence Interval Estimates for Mining Equipment Mean Time Between Failures	p. 105
Documents on Reliability Testing	p. 108
Planning and Control Requirements for Mining Equipment Maintainability Testing and Demonstration	p. 109
Test Methods to Obtain Maintainability-related Test Data for Mining Equipment	p. 110
Test Methods for Demonstrating Diverse Maintainability Parameters	p. 110
Useful Guidelines for Avoiding Pitfalls in Maintainability Testing of Mining Equipment	p. 112
Problems	p. 112
References	p. 113
Mining Equipment Maintenance	p. 115
Introduction	p. 115
Maintenance-related Facts and Figures	p. 115
Maintenance Engineering Objectives, Total Productive Maintenance, and Reasons for Its Performance	p. 116
Factors Contributing to Equipment Maintenance Cost in Mines	p. 118
Maintenance of Explosion-protected Switchgear in Mines	p. 119
Useful Maintenance Measures for Mines	p. 120
Mathematical Models for Performing Mining Equipment Maintenance	p. 123
Problems	p. 132
References	p. 132
Mining Equipment Costing	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Reasons for Mining Equipment Costing and Methods for Making Mining Equipment Investment Decisions	p. 135
Benefit/Cost Analysis Method	p. 136
Return on Investment Method	p. 137
Payback Period Method	p. 138
Cost Estimation Models for Mining Equipment	p. 140
Cost-capacity Model	p. 140
Corrective Maintenance Labor Cost Estimation Model	p. 141
Total Maintenance Labor Cost Estimation Model	p. 141
Production Facility Downtime Cost Estimation Model	p. 142
Motor Operation Cost Estimation Model	p. 142
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Cost Estimation Model	p. 143
Reliability Testing Cost Estimation Model	p. 144
Life Cycle Costing Concept	p. 144
Life Cycle Costing Steps	p. 145
Life Cycle Cost Estimation Models for Mining Equipment	p. 146
Model I	p. 146
Model II	p. 147
Problems	p. 149
References	p. 150
Introduction to Mining Equipment Safety	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
Facts and Figures	p. 154
Quarry Accidents and Electrical-, Equipment Fire-, and Maintenance-related Mining Accidents	p. 154
Causes of Mining Equipment Accidents and Major Ignition Sources for Mining Equipment Fires	p. 155
Methods for Performing Mining Equipment Safety Analysis	p. 157
Preliminary Hazards Analysis	p. 157
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)	p. 157
Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT) Analysis	p. 160
Consequence Analysis	p. 160
Binary Matrices	p. 161
Human Reliability Analysis	p. 162
Hazardous Area Signaling and Ranging Device (HASARD) Proximity Warning System	p. 162
Human-Factor-related Tips for Safer Mining Equipment, Guidelines to Improve Electrical Safety in the Mining Industry, and Strategies to Reduce Mining Equipment Fires and Injuries	p. 163
General Areas for Safety Improvements in Mines	p. 165
Problems	p. 166
References	p. 166
Programmable Electronic Mining System Safety	p. 169
Introduction	p. 169
Programmable Electronics Usage Trends in Mining	p. 169
Programmable-electronic-related Mishaps	p. 170
Methods for Performing Hazard and Risk Analysis of Programmable Electronic Mining Systems	p. 172
Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)	p. 172
Event Tree Analysis	p. 173
Interface Analysis	p. 174
Action Error Analysis (AEA)	p. 175
Operating and Support Analysis (OASA)	p. 175
Sequentially Timed Events Plot (STEP) Investigation System	p. 176
Potential or Predictive Human Error Analysis	p. 176
Lessons Learned in Addressing the Safety of Programmable Electronic Mining Systems	p. 177
Obtaining Programmable Electronic Mining System Safety-Related Information	p. 177
Organizations and Systems	p. 177
Books and Standards	p. 178
Commercial Sources for Obtaining Standards	p. 179
Problems	p. 179
References	p. 179
Bibliography: Literature on Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety	p. 181
Author Biography	p. 197
Index	p. 199
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