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Abstract
Predictions of cutting and bead consumption rates of diamond wire cutting machines are major subjects in determining the economics of natural stone quarrying. The main aim of this study is to develop empirical models to predict areal net cutting rate and bead consumption rate of diamond wire cutting machines based on statistical analyses using different physical and mechanical properties of natural stones at macro and micro scales. Firstly, twenty different natural stone quarries in Turkey were visited to collect natural stone samples and record field performance (areal net cutting rate and bead consumption rate) of diamond wire cutting machines. Macro and micro scale tests were applied in the laboratory on twenty-five different natural stone samples of metamorphic and sedimentary origins obtained from the fields. Macro-scale physical and mechanical property tests include density, uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength, Shore scleroscope hardness, and Schmidt hammer hardness. Micro-scale tests include texture coefficient, Knoop microhardness, and mean grain size. Then, simple, multiple linear, and multiple non-linear regression analyses were carried out using the macro and micro scale stone properties and the areal net cutting rate and bead consumption rate. An important feature distinguishing this study from previous ones is the use of micro and macro properties of stones separately and together, as well as the use of a very large number of data with high diversity. Results indicate that the models suggested in this study may be very useful and reliable tools for predicting the areal net cutting rate and bead consumption rate of diamond wire cutting machines.
期刊介绍:
Engineering geology is defined in the statutes of the IAEG as the science devoted to the investigation, study and solution of engineering and environmental problems which may arise as the result of the interaction between geology and the works or activities of man, as well as of the prediction of and development of measures for the prevention or remediation of geological hazards. Engineering geology embraces:
• the applications/implications of the geomorphology, structural geology, and hydrogeological conditions of geological formations;
• the characterisation of the mineralogical, physico-geomechanical, chemical and hydraulic properties of all earth materials involved in construction, resource recovery and environmental change;
• the assessment of the mechanical and hydrological behaviour of soil and rock masses;
• the prediction of changes to the above properties with time;
• the determination of the parameters to be considered in the stability analysis of engineering works and earth masses.