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river bed gave the possibility of cormection with the ovarl~ng water-bearing samls au~ gravels, amd the t : ~ 1 deI~h initially chosen was tharefare increased. %Vne site imvestigation established the levels add character of the deposits present, the dls~ibu~ion of faults amd data f ~ shaft and tummel design. B ~ r ~ s were s~plemented by over-watar seismic surveys. A turmelli~g shield amd com~essed air were specified, because of the possible d a ~ of commection with the river above. M ~ h ! n e excavation was satisfactory in t h e ~ a ~ I s ~ but drilling amd blastimg was required for a full face of samdsto~e. Probing ahead from the face detected water-bearir~ and cla~filled fissures which ware successfully negated usiug cce~ressed air. The general implications of the s i ~ investigation experience a r e reviewed. Auth. Avail: TRRL, Old W o k i r ~ Berks, UK
Road, Crowtharne,
785244 CGMPACT BGREHOLE P R O ~ FOR GAS FLOW ~ A S U ~ N f S
(~N ~ ) S t ~ r a ~ s , W; Heller, D Gluckauf, Vll3, NI6, 18 Aug 1977 , I~0~-812 The development of an intrinsically safe l~Obe for m ~ a s ~ flow velocities and m e t h ~ concentrations ~n methane ~trainsge boreholes is des~ihed. 785245 TRANSDUCER PREPAP~ION AND GAGE A S h Y ~ Y ~ A U OF MINES ~ C O ~ T ~ MATION GAGE Bickel, D L US~M IC 8764, 1978, 19~
CF THE E~-
Instructions and descriptions are presented in two parts to assist an i~dividual to make ~he borahole deformation gauge ~ransd~cer, and to assemble amd test the gauge. ~xls gauge fits in a 1.Sin diameter b~ehole t h ~ is ~ i l l e d in rock and then ovmrcored to determine rock stress.
785241 SITE INVESTIGATION ASPECTS OF THE EMPINGHAM RESERVOIR TUNNELS D ~ l e t o n , M J; Toombs, A F Transport and Road Research Lab lab report 8~5, 1978, 41P One of a series of case studies made from the point of view of the site imvestigation. The route of this 14km i o ~ water m~ply t~m_ne] was chosen to avoid tt%ra%ellir~ in gr~a~d affected by faults amd valley b~tlglng and %he delf~h chosen so that it would pass % h r o ~ overcomso~dated c l ~ ani between water bearing l a ~ s . SPecial attention was given ~o investigation of the w~ter regime. I ~ i c a t i o m s of the site investigation experience are reviewed. Avail: TRRL, Old Wokingham Road, Crowthorne, Barks, UK
Core recovery, logging, probing, boring and sampling 785242 A Z I ~ OF DEEP PENETRATING FRACTURES IN THE WA_~TENBURG F ~ n Smirch, M B; Holm~n, G B; Fast, C R J Pet Teehr~l, V30, Feb 1978, P185-193 Describes experiments at 4 test wells, drilled specifically for a e t ~ of the orientation of both ms~twal ~ induced fractures, in a sandstone gas in~ducimg zone north of Den~er, Colc~ado. Results of bc~ehole e~d surface measurements, followed ~y lab tes~s on o ~ i ~ cores, imdicated an apparent variation in ~ over ~he field with good correlation between stremA~h aDisotropy and fracture azimt~. It ~p~ears ths~ fracture lemgth may not be s ~ i c around the wellbore. 785243 EFFECT OF ROLE BOTTOM ON THE RESULTS OF PHESSIOMETRIC TESTS Likhovtsev, V M Soil Mech Found E~g~g, V13, ~ , July-Aug 1976, P268-269 Presents calculations to show that the effect of %he bottOm of the hole r~ed no~ ~ eommid~ed in pressi~m~-~ric tests, and that corrections for the effect of groumd level can also be i ~ e d so long as the distance of the somde c a s i ~ from the head of the hole is at least 6 times the radius of the casing.
Avail: USBM, 4800 Forbes Average, Pittsb~gh, Pa, 15213, USA
Photographic techniques 785246 PHOTOPROFILING A~ DINGENIG POWER STATION Waite, I; Wendt~ C M Consult Engr, V42, N2, Feb 1978, P35 Describes the ~rocess of photographing a thin band of light reflected from tunnel walls, the final print giving a direct vi~aal c ~ l a t i o n be" tween the design and actual excavated profile. 785247 PIT SLOPE MANUAL, S ~ i0-i, RECLAMATION BY V ~ X O N , VOL 2: MINE WASTE INVENtOrY BY S~rELLITE IMAGERY Murray, D R Canada Cer~re for Mineral and Energy Technology (CA~) report 77'58, Dec 1977, 216P A survey of mine wastes on 700 Cansaian sites was comducted using L~2~S~ satellite imagery. The wastes are classified as ~,erb~(h~.~. rock and %aillngsj and the degree of v e g ~ i o n cover on each site is estimated, allowing a more general view of comditions fc~ rec!ams~ion by vegetstion. The supplement includes 190 pages of maps. 785248 RAPID MONITGRI~ OF COAL REFUSE ~BANEMENTS Roth, L H; Casare, J A; A~]~sonj G S USSM OFR 11-78 , J ~ 1977, IIBP The system uses convergence azd vertical photo-
grainy fr~ c o n v e n t i o ~ ~ a d - w l ~ ~
,
It was tested on an active l ~ s l l d e az~ on two coal refuse facilities ~ i ~ both b l a c k amd w h i t e and colour i~frared fi~. Field tests s h c ~ d t h e system was capable of accurate m e a ~ s While providing qualit~ivm d ~ ~ ~ l ~ e " ration. It can be used to monitor c ~ refuse
emb~nts,
~ings
dams, m a ~
~
dams,
and natural slopes. Bibliographles of literature reviews in %he area of ~ ~ r ~ eml~ankment f ~ u r e s , mo~torimg imStr%m~nts and methods, ar~ l ~ % o t o g r ~ are included. Avail: ~TIS, Sl~imgfield, Va, 22161, USA (PB 277975/AS)
river bed gave the possibility of cormection with the ovarl~ng water-bearing samls au~ gravels, amd the t : ~ 1 deI~h initially chosen was tharefare increased. %Vne site imvestigation established the levels add character of the deposits present, the dls~ibu~ion of faults amd data f ~ shaft and tummel design. B ~ r ~ s were s~plemented by over-watar seismic surveys. A turmelli~g shield amd com~essed air were specified, because of the possible d a ~ of commection with the river above. M ~ h ! n e excavation was satisfactory in t h e ~ a ~ I s ~ but drilling amd blastimg was required for a full face of samdsto~e. Probing ahead from the face detected water-bearir~ and cla~filled fissures which ware successfully negated usiug cce~ressed air. The general implications of the s i ~ investigation experience a r e reviewed. Auth. Avail: TRRL, Old W o k i r ~ Berks, UK
Road, Crowtharne,
785244 CGMPACT BGREHOLE P R O ~ FOR GAS FLOW ~ A S U ~ N f S
(~N ~ ) S t ~ r a ~ s , W; Heller, D Gluckauf, Vll3, NI6, 18 Aug 1977 , I~0~-812 The development of an intrinsically safe l~Obe for m ~ a s ~ flow velocities and m e t h ~ concentrations ~n methane ~trainsge boreholes is des~ihed. 785245 TRANSDUCER PREPAP~ION AND GAGE A S h Y ~ Y ~ A U OF MINES ~ C O ~ T ~ MATION GAGE Bickel, D L US~M IC 8764, 1978, 19~
CF THE E~-
Instructions and descriptions are presented in two parts to assist an i~dividual to make ~he borahole deformation gauge ~ransd~cer, and to assemble amd test the gauge. ~xls gauge fits in a 1.Sin diameter b~ehole t h ~ is ~ i l l e d in rock and then ovmrcored to determine rock stress.
785241 SITE INVESTIGATION ASPECTS OF THE EMPINGHAM RESERVOIR TUNNELS D ~ l e t o n , M J; Toombs, A F Transport and Road Research Lab lab report 8~5, 1978, 41P One of a series of case studies made from the point of view of the site imvestigation. The route of this 14km i o ~ water m~ply t~m_ne] was chosen to avoid tt%ra%ellir~ in gr~a~d affected by faults amd valley b~tlglng and %he delf~h chosen so that it would pass % h r o ~ overcomso~dated c l ~ ani between water bearing l a ~ s . SPecial attention was given ~o investigation of the w~ter regime. I ~ i c a t i o m s of the site investigation experience are reviewed. Avail: TRRL, Old Wokingham Road, Crowthorne, Barks, UK
Core recovery, logging, probing, boring and sampling 785242 A Z I ~ OF DEEP PENETRATING FRACTURES IN THE WA_~TENBURG F ~ n Smirch, M B; Holm~n, G B; Fast, C R J Pet Teehr~l, V30, Feb 1978, P185-193 Describes experiments at 4 test wells, drilled specifically for a e t ~ of the orientation of both ms~twal ~ induced fractures, in a sandstone gas in~ducimg zone north of Den~er, Colc~ado. Results of bc~ehole e~d surface measurements, followed ~y lab tes~s on o ~ i ~ cores, imdicated an apparent variation in ~ over ~he field with good correlation between stremA~h aDisotropy and fracture azimt~. It ~p~ears ths~ fracture lemgth may not be s ~ i c around the wellbore. 785243 EFFECT OF ROLE BOTTOM ON THE RESULTS OF PHESSIOMETRIC TESTS Likhovtsev, V M Soil Mech Found E~g~g, V13, ~ , July-Aug 1976, P268-269 Presents calculations to show that the effect of %he bottOm of the hole r~ed no~ ~ eommid~ed in pressi~m~-~ric tests, and that corrections for the effect of groumd level can also be i ~ e d so long as the distance of the somde c a s i ~ from the head of the hole is at least 6 times the radius of the casing.
Avail: USBM, 4800 Forbes Average, Pittsb~gh, Pa, 15213, USA
Photographic techniques 785246 PHOTOPROFILING A~ DINGENIG POWER STATION Waite, I; Wendt~ C M Consult Engr, V42, N2, Feb 1978, P35 Describes the ~rocess of photographing a thin band of light reflected from tunnel walls, the final print giving a direct vi~aal c ~ l a t i o n be" tween the design and actual excavated profile. 785247 PIT SLOPE MANUAL, S ~ i0-i, RECLAMATION BY V ~ X O N , VOL 2: MINE WASTE INVENtOrY BY S~rELLITE IMAGERY Murray, D R Canada Cer~re for Mineral and Energy Technology (CA~) report 77'58, Dec 1977, 216P A survey of mine wastes on 700 Cansaian sites was comducted using L~2~S~ satellite imagery. The wastes are classified as ~,erb~(h~.~. rock and %aillngsj and the degree of v e g ~ i o n cover on each site is estimated, allowing a more general view of comditions fc~ rec!ams~ion by vegetstion. The supplement includes 190 pages of maps. 785248 RAPID MONITGRI~ OF COAL REFUSE ~BANEMENTS Roth, L H; Casare, J A; A~]~sonj G S USSM OFR 11-78 , J ~ 1977, IIBP The system uses convergence azd vertical photo-
grainy fr~ c o n v e n t i o ~ ~ a d - w l ~ ~
,
It was tested on an active l ~ s l l d e az~ on two coal refuse facilities ~ i ~ both b l a c k amd w h i t e and colour i~frared fi~. Field tests s h c ~ d t h e system was capable of accurate m e a ~ s While providing qualit~ivm d ~ ~ ~ l ~ e " ration. It can be used to monitor c ~ refuse
emb~nts,
~ings
dams, m a ~
~
dams,
and natural slopes. Bibliographles of literature reviews in %he area of ~ ~ r ~ eml~ankment f ~ u r e s , mo~torimg imStr%m~nts and methods, ar~ l ~ % o t o g r ~ are included. Avail: ~TIS, Sl~imgfield, Va, 22161, USA (PB 277975/AS)