Mining haul roads are a critical component of surface mining
infrastructure and the performance of these roads has a direct impact on
operational efficiency, costs and safety. A significant proportion of a
mine's cost is associated with material haulage and well-designed and
managed roads contribute directly to reductions in cycle times, fuel
burn, tyre costs and overall cost per tonne hauled and critically,
underpin a safe transport system.
The first comprehensive treatise on mining haul road design,
construction, operation and management, Mining Haul Roads - Theory and
Practice presents an authoritative compendium of worldwide experience
and state-of-the-art practices developed and applied over the last 25
years by the three authors, over three continents and many of the
world's leading surface mining operations. In this book, the authors:
- Introduce the four design components of an integrated design
methodology for mining haul roads - geometric (including drainage),
structural, functional and maintenance management
- Illustrate how mine planning constraints inform road design
requirements
- Develop the analytical framework for each of the design components
from their theoretical basis, and using typical mine-site
applications, illustrate how site-specific design guidelines are
developed, together with their practical implementation
- Summarise the key road safety and geometric design considerations
specific to mining haul roads
- Specify the mechanistic structural design approach unique to
ultra-heavy wheel loading associated with OTR mine trucks
- Describe the selection, application and management of the road wearing
course material, together with its rehabilitation, including the use
of palliatives
- Develop road and operating cost models for estimating total road-user
costs, based on road rolling resistance measurement and modelling
techniques
- Illustrate the approach of costing a mining road construction project
based on the design methodologies previously introduced
- List and describe future trends in mine haulage system development,
how mining haul road design will evolve to meet these new system
challenges and how the increasing availability of data is used to
manage road performance and ultimately provide 24x7 trafficability.
Mining Haul Roads - Theory and Practice is a complete practical
reference for mining operations, contractors and mine planners alike, as
well as civil engineering practitioners and consulting engineers. It
will also be invaluable in other fields of transportation infrastructure
provision and for those seeking to learn and apply the state-of-the-art
in mining haul roads.
"This book is the most definitive treatise on mining haul roads ever
written [...] There has never been a text that addresses the many
facets of mining haul roads on such a scope [...]" From the Foreword
by Jim Humphrey, Professional Engineer, Autonomous haulage systems
developer and Distinguished Member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy
and Exploration.
