Re: mathematica and mining
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- Subject: [mg9629] Re: mathematica and mining
- From: DENIS LEBOEUF <DLEBOEUF at CTN.ETSMTL.CA>
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 21:40:07 -0500
- Organization: UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC
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s2700114 at nickel.laurentian.ca a =E9crit: > I am wondering if anybody out there is using mathematica to solve > problems in the mining industry, be it from scheduling to complex > engineering. I am a 3rd mining engineering student who would like some > ideas on how to put mathematica to better use, other then numerical > methods and as a big symbolic calculator. Actually any real life > examples from other engineering disciplines or scientific endeavours > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks > Troy Troy, I'm not aware of any specific Mathematica package or notebooks for mining engineering. Pr. Dasgupta (civil engineering,Columbia,http://www.civil.columbia.edu/) is using it for complex finite element analysis.You will find a few real life examples a= nd other finite element package in mathsource at the Wolfram Web site. Personally, I've used it quite extensively in several consulting project= s in geotechnical engineering (foundation analysis, slope stability and soi= l liquefaction during earthquakes). I now do most of my engineering calculations using Mathematica. Mathematica would be an almost ideal tool for solving most typical rock mechanics problems (stress analysis around tunnel, rock slope stability, etc.) that you will find in standard textbooks such as Hoek's rock slope engineering or undeground engineering= . Hoek's analytical method for underground anchor design (look in his underground rock engineering textbook) would be an interesting and feasib= le mining application for Mathematica. Don't forget that the learning curve for Mathematica is quite steep but, in my opinion, well worth it. Regards __________________________________ Denis LeBoeuf Construction engineering department Ecole de technologie superieure, Montreal dleboeuf at ctn.etsmtl.ca s2700114 at nickel.laurentian.ca a =E9crit: > I am wondering if anybody out there is using mathematica to solve > problems in the mining industry, be it from scheduling to complex > engineering. I am a 3rd mining engineering student who would like some > ideas on how to put mathematica to better use, other then numerical > methods and as a big symbolic calculator. Actually any real life > examples from other engineering disciplines or scientific endeavours > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks > Troy