Raise boring machines–A comprehensive review of performance prediction and operational challenges
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) are mechanical miners that are preferred over
conventional drilling and blasting methods for drilling/excavating vertical or inclined shafts in …
conventional drilling and blasting methods for drilling/excavating vertical or inclined shafts in …
Digital twin-based decision making paradigm of raise boring method
F Hu, X Qiu, G Jing, J Tang, Y Zhu - Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2023 - Springer
Raise boring is an important method to construct underground shafts of mines and other
underground infrastructures by drilling down the pilot hole and then reaming up to the …
underground infrastructures by drilling down the pilot hole and then reaming up to the …
Suggestion of new models for predicting performance of raise boring machines based on indentation tests
Abstract Raise Boring Machines (RBMs) as the fast, safe, and efficient machines are used
for drilling/excavation of vertical and/or inclined shafts in the underground structures. Proper …
for drilling/excavation of vertical and/or inclined shafts in the underground structures. Proper …
Relationships between performances of a button cutter and a disc cutter based on full-scale linear cutting tests
Button cutters are the main cutting tools used in Raise Boring Machines (RBMs), particularly
in very hard and abrasive ground conditions where their longer lifespan makes them …
in very hard and abrasive ground conditions where their longer lifespan makes them …
Full-Scale linear cutting tests using a button cutter and deterministic performance prediction modeling for raise boring machines
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani, H Copur, A Gumus… - … and Underground Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study is an attempt to investigate the applicability of full-scale linear rock cutting
tests (displacement controlled) and deterministic approaches to predict performance of raise …
tests (displacement controlled) and deterministic approaches to predict performance of raise …
Study on the cuttability characteristics of granites under conical picks by indentation tests
D Huang, X Wang, O Su, Z Zheng, M Gao - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to estimate the cutting force from indentation tests on granitic
rocks and validate the results by means of theoretical models. In this sense, eight granite …
rocks and validate the results by means of theoretical models. In this sense, eight granite …
Investigations on the influence of applied thrust on rock penetration rate by a raise boring machine using numerical simulation and experimental trials
Raises are vertical or inclined openings made to connect two levels of an underground
metalliferous mine. They are developed using drilling and blasting-based technique or by …
metalliferous mine. They are developed using drilling and blasting-based technique or by …
Empirical performance prediction for raise boring machines based on rock properties, pilot hole drilling data and raise inclination
A Shaterpour-Mamaghani, H Copur - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2021 - Springer
The basic aim of this study is to develop empirical models for predicting performances of
pilot hole drilling and reaming for raise boring operations using rock properties and pilot …
pilot hole drilling and reaming for raise boring operations using rock properties and pilot …
Long-hole raise blasting in a single shot: assessment of void ratio and delay time based on experimental tests
S Chandrakar, PS Paul, C Sawmliana - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Long-Hole Raising (LHR) is the prime excavation technique used for driving the
vertical and steeply inclined raise structures in underground mining and civil construction …
vertical and steeply inclined raise structures in underground mining and civil construction …
An efficient experimental model to estimate the performance of the raise borer drilling machine using linear and nonlinear regression approaches in the Azad Dam in …
S Moradi, A Aalianvari, A Aghajani Bazzazi - Modeling Earth Systems and …, 2024 - Springer
This research evaluates the chief shaft in the Azad Dam hydroelectric power plant in Iran
using a raise borer machine (RBM). Core samples were taken from the exploratory …
using a raise borer machine (RBM). Core samples were taken from the exploratory …