Author:James, ADate:Mar 1997This paper describes the investigation of the catastrophic failure of a raise boring machine used for underground reaming operations. The results of the investigation indicate that failure was due to the fracture of the 32 drive head bolts, ...Read more
Author:James, ADate:Mar 1997Chains are used for various purposes in a wide range of industries. This paper describes three case studies where a failure analysis was carried out on chains used in markedly different applications namely: a furnace health, a drilling rig ...Read more
Author:Borrello, M; Kuun, TC; Wainwright, EJ; James, A; Hecker, GFKDate:Jun 1996The aim of this investigation was the verification of the code of Practice for Rope Condition Assessment. Ropes were meant to be discarded according to the discard criteria as outlined in the code and then tested by the CSIR. The results of ...Read more