| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| 1 Introduction |
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| 2 Coal in the World, Reserves, Productions, the Use of Coal in Industry and Prices |
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2.2 Coal Reserves in the World |
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2.2.1 United States of America |
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2.3 Production and Consumption |
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2.4 Use of Coal in the Industry |
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| 3 Coal in Turkey, Reserves, Properties, and Characteristics |
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3.3 Properties and Characteristics |
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| 4 Coal Petrology, Classification, Hardness, and Breakage Characteristics of Lithotypes |
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4.2 Breakages and Strength Characteristics of Lithotypes |
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4.3 Coal Characterization through Vicker's Microhardness and Shore Scleroscope Measurements |
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4.3.1 Vicker's Microhardness |
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4.3.2 Shore Scleroscope Rebound Hardness |
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| 5 Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Coal |
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5.3 Porosity and Permeability |
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5.4 Uniaxial and Triaxial Compressive Strength |
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5.4.1 The Rank or Petrology of Coal |
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5.4.2 Plane of Weaknesses, Bedding Planes, and Cleats |
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5.4.3 Dimensions of Cubes, Rectangular Samples, and Cores |
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5.7 Static and Dynamic Elasticity Modulus |
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5.9 Impact Strength Index |
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5.10 Cone Indenter Hardness |
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5.11 Shore Scleroscope Hardness |
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5.12 Hardgrove Grindability Index |
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| 6 Schmidt Hammer Hardness, In-Situ Strength of Coal, Cleats |
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6.2 General Information on Schmidt Hammer and Standards Used |
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6.3 A Brief Summary of Previous Research Studies on Schmidt Hammer |
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6.4 Cleats and Their Effect on the Schmidt Hammer Rebound Values |
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6.5 Relationships between Schmidt Hammer Rebound Values and Coal Strength Properties |
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| 7 Cutting of Coal, Coal Cutting Mechanics, Laboratory Coal Cutting Experiments |
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7.2 Historical Development of Coal Cutting Machines |
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7.3 Coal Cutting Tools, Chisel Tools/Radial Cutters, Point Attack Tools/Conical Cutters |
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7.4.1 Simple Chisel Tools |
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7.4.2 Complex Shape Chisel Tools |
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7.4.3 Point Attack Tools, Conical Cutters |
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7.5 Cutting Coal with Conical and Radial Cutters |
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7.6 Cutting Coal with Simple Chisel Tools |
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| 8 Coal Properties Effecting Coal Cuttability |
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8.2 Petrological and Mechanical Properties Effecting Coal Cuttability |
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8.3.1 In-Situ Specific Energy |
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8.3.2 Laboratory Specific Energy |
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8.4 Breakout Angle and Coal Workability |
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| 9 Workability of Coal, Drilling and Digging/Breaking the Coal |
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9.2 Drilling in Coal Mining |
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9.2.1 In-Mine Directional Drilling |
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9.2.2 Directional Drilling Technology for Gas Drainage and Exploration |
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9.3 Digging/Breaking the Coal |
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9.3.1 Bucket Wheel Excavators |
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9.3.2 Hydraulic Excavators |
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9.3.3 Power-Cable, Electrical-Shovels |
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9.3.5 Continuous Surface Miners |
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| 10 Effect of Coal Cutting Methods on Final Properties of the Produced Coal that would be Relevant to Later Coal Upgrading and Utilization |
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10.2 Effect of Coal Cutting on the Size Distribution of Run of Mine Coal |
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10.2.1 Experience Gained by Wirtgen Company |
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10.2.2 Experience Gained in Imbat Mechanized Lignite Mine, Turkey |
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10.3 Petrographic Characteristics of the Coal Samples |
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| 11 Mechanized Underground Coal Exploitation Methods: Longwall, Room and Pillar and Shortwall |
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11.2 Longwall Mining Method |
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11.3 Room and Pillar Mining Method |
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11.4 Shortwall Mining Method |
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| 12 Cutting Coal with Plows, a Trend toward Mining Thinner Coal Seams |
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12.2 Past and Present Uses of Coal Plows in Different Countries |
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| 13 Cutting Coal with Shearers, Some Application Examples |
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13.2 Fully Mechanized Longwall Mining Application in Imbat Lignite Mine |
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13.2.1 Geology of Soma Coal Basin and Imbat Lignite Mine |
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13.2.2 Physical, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties and Cuttability Characteristics of the Lignite and Bedrock in Imbat Lignite Mine |
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13.2.3 Production Method and Equipment in Imbat Lignite Mine |
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13.3 Fully Mechanized Longwall Mining Application in Twentymile Thermal Coal Mine |
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13.4 Numerical Example: Estimation of Adequacy of a Shearer |
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| 14 Cuttability Criteria for the Use of Continuous Surface Miners and Worldwide Applications in Surface Coal Mining |
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14.2 Working Principles of Continuous Surface Miners and Some Technical Characteristics |
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14.3 Some Examples of the Worldwide Applications of Continuous Surface Miners in Coal Mining |
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14.4 Cuttability Characteristics of Coal Seams and Selection Criteria Based on Geotechnical Properties of Coal and Power of Continuous Surface Miners |
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14.5 An Example from Turkey for Application of Continuous Surface Miners |
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14.5.1 General Information on the Studied Area and Mechanical/Cuttability Characteristics of the Coal Seams |
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14.5.2 Selecting the Most Appropriate Surface Continuous Miner for Given Conditions |
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