International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 3, Issue 2 (2017)
Published
Table of contents
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Application of High Speed Videography and Digital Image Processing Software to Assess Performance of Blasts In Opencast Mines: A Case Study
Abstract: Rock mass can be fragmented by the process of blasting in which a known volume of the yield is obtained by using a calculated quantity of explosive. The explosive selected for blasting depends on factors like rock mass parameters, blasting economics and blast design. Assessment of the performance of a given blast is essential in the larger economics of the mining project. A study was conducted to know the blast …
Published in International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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A New Model for Prediction of Wellbore Stability Using the Three Dimensional Hoek–Brown Failure Criterion
Abstract: Wellbore stability is one of the crucial issues in oil and gas industries. The issues related to instability of wells, impose significant unwanted costs on drilling operation.The objective of this paper is to present the 3D-wellbore stability prediction models for vertical wellbores. The three dimensional Hoek–Brown strength criterion developed by Zhang and Zhu conjunction with linear poroelastic constitutive model is utilized to develop the models. This models leads to easily …
Published in International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 10–15 Read article
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A Review of Geophysical, Geochemical and Geotechnical Study of the Marine Soil of Mahakalapada With Special Allusion to Its Stratigraphic Set-up
Abstract: The present study deals with the marine soil properties collected from Mahakalapada of Kendrapara district in Odisha. Five numbers of saturated soil samples were collected from 2ʹ to 3ʹ below the earth surface and were mixed thoroughly to get the best result. The soil was initially air dried in open atmosphere prior to the testing. The various properties of each sample was calculated either in-situ or in the laboratory. The …
Published in International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 16–23 Read article
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Landslide Monitoring, Detection and Warning System by Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)
Abstract: Wireless sensor network (WSN) is one of the most hopeful field and has uncountable applications in the real-time systems. Execution of WSN in real-time system for landslide detection and warning system is discussed in the present paper. Sliding of rocks and soil is called landslide. It is triggered mostly because of heavy rainfall or melting of snow and can cause loss of lives and property. Using real-time monitoring the landslide …
Published in International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 24–28 Read article
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The Environmental Impact of Soil Pollution on Human Health
Abstract: Soils are shaped by the decomposition of rock and organic matter over several years. Soil properties vary from place to place with difference in bedrock composition, climate and other factors. Certain chemical elements occur naturally in soils as components of minerals, yet may be toxic at some concentration. Various other potentially harmful substance may end up mixing with soils through human activities. This may lead to soil contamination which in …
Published in International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 29–34 Read article