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A Mining Tailings Storage Facility Failure Analysis Model using Bow-tie Representation
In mining operations, the failure of a tailings storage facility (TSF) can result in a dangerous debris flow with high potential energy, leading to catastrophic damage including major loss of life, enormous ec...
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Failure Analysis and Prevention of Tailings Industrial System Containing Heavy Metals
The fault tree (FT) is a practical graphical analysis model that describes how faults propagate in the system and how component failures can cause system failures. However, improper disposal of the tailings in...
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An Innovative Approach for Risk Characterization in Operations with Case Studies
Workplace accidents constitute a major problem worldwide and pose a threat to human life, the social economy, and the ecological environment. This study proposes a method of risk characterization to assess the...
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Hazard-Based Design of the Bow-Tie Method to Prevent and Mitigate Mine Accidents
The mining trade involves many complicated and interrelated variables—its complex environment, abundant machinery and a plethora of other contributors to accidents. In both developed and develo** countries, ...
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A 6-node co-rotational triangular elasto-plastic shell element
A 6-node co-rotational triangular elasto-plastic shell element is developed. The local coordinate system of the element is defined by the vectors directing from one vertex to the other two vertices and their c...
