LANDMINES Introduction 1. The mine-intended as an active obstacle to stop‚ delay or impair enemy movement has always been an important combat support element. As a dangerous device‚ it has been viewed as a special weapon to be handled by combat engineer alone‚ who rarely publicize this unglamorous battle implement. Yet for a fraction of cost of the intended target‚ it can wreak devastating damage on to the target. Another imp though neglected virtue of the mine lies in very nominal effort and time
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Lantano The proposed building of coal-fired power plant in Aborlan‚ Palawan has swiftly been a controversy. Environmental organizations and the residents of Aborlan have strongly opposed the said proposal. Why? What makes them oppose such power plant? But first of all‚ what is coal? Coal‚ which is the most abundant fossil fuel‚ is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. Coal-fired power plant converts heat
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Copper Mine Collapse Ryan Moorer BCOM/275 5/21/2013 Bettie Brown On August 5‚ 2010 the world watched as reports came in from Chile‚ a small copper mine caved-in leaving 33 mine workers trapped underground (Weik‚ 2010). Initial reports did not know if there were any survivors. It was 17 days before any contact was made with the trapped miners (Hughes‚ 2010). The family members and the rest of the world were relieved to know that all of the miners had survived the collapse. The mine officials
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Corporation‚ the holding company of the oldest business group in the Philippines. Ayala Corporation has subsidiaries and affiliates in real estate development‚ telecommunications‚ banking and financial services‚ electronics manufacturing‚ water distribution‚ automotive dealerships‚ business process outsourcing‚ and overseas real estate investments. It also recently ventured into power and transport infrastructure. Apart from his responsibilities on the boards of the Ayala Group companies‚ Mr. Zobel is a
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Henry Rider Haggard sets out to create an epic tale of courage‚ a breathtaking drama that attempts to capture‚ within its limits‚ the universal spirit of adventure. He appeals in particular to the proverbial young male that seeks an audacious inspiration in life by which to model his own. He entices his readers because his motives lie simply in his desire to entertain‚ to delight‚ and to enthrall anyone with a prolific imagination. However‚ this purely entertaining account of an eclectic and adventuresome
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High Vol Petro Analysis Coal Analysis As Received Dry Basis % Moisture 7.52 xxxxxx % Ash 5.10 5.51 0.79 % Sul 0.86 %Volatile 37.35 34.54 Fixed Carbon 57.14 52.84 13‚522 BTU/lb 14‚622 MAF BTU 15‚475 FSI 7 Oxidation 96 ____________________________________________________________ ____________ CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS Date sampled: 09-Mar 11 MACERAL COMPOSITION VOLUME% REACTIVES V-Types 7 8 9 10 7.3 36.4 20.5 2.0 66.2 0.0 3.4 VITRINITE EXINITE RESINITE Semifusinite
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Bingham Canyon or commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine is the world`s deepest man-made open pit mine for copper and gold‚ located near Salt Lake City‚ Utah. The mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group. According to “Top 10 Deep Open-pit Mines” article‚ since Bingham Canyon Mine started its operation in 1906‚ it has become the “granddaddy” of all copper mines with a diameter of 2.75 miles (4‚5km) and a depth of 0.75 mile (1‚2km). In fact‚ Bingham Canyon Mine is also called "the richest hole on Earth” for the
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Parc mine is a larger site than the Bwlch Glas mine. The area can be split into two distinct sections; the north and south. The south section of the mine is home to the underground mine entrance. From this‚ contaminated‚ red coloured water flows northwards. It flows through a number of limestone buttresses to neutralise the pH. This water flows into a valley (figure *). On the sides of the valley‚ trees can be seen growing‚ although appear to be experience stunted growth. Also on these slopes‚ fragments
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1.7.2 Coal Bottom Ash in Self-Compacting Concrete Coal Bottom Ash has gained a great consideration as an alternative for replacing fine aggregates. Coal Bottom Ash has physical characteristics are same as that of naturally found sand which makes it suitable for replacing sand in concrete. Coal Bottom Ash represents good pozzolanic element reactivity when it comes in contact with finer elements. Many researchers in their research work claimed that the properties of Self-Compacting Concrete comprised
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students of PGDM is of two months’ duration starting from first week of June. • After the confirmation letter from the Company is obtained‚ the student has to report to the organization at the stated venue at the scheduled date and time. • Each student will have one company guide (the person who is looking after his project-related activities in the company) and one faculty guide will be allocated to each student. • Each faculty will have a group of students whom the faculty
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