Mining Engineering
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Questions 401–410 of 650. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 1
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The eigenvalues of the matrix
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For the electric delay detonator shown in the figure, the components P, Q and R, respectively, are

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Match the following safety arrangements for a surface-to-underground shaft hoist with their corresponding safety functions.
Hoisting safety arrangement | Safety function |
|---|---|
P — Detaching hook | 1 — Over-winding safety on surface |
Q — Narrowing rigid guides | 2 — Resting cage |
R — Keps | 3 — Over-winding safety at underground |
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The fore bearings and back bearings of the lines of an open compass traverse are given below.
Line | Fore bearing | Back bearing |
|---|---|---|
PQ | 132°30′ | 313°30′ |
QR | 123°30′ | 303°30′ |
RS | 182°30′ | 2°15′ |
ST | 288°45′ | 108°0′ |
The stations that are free from local attraction are
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The plane stress condition is given by
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Match the following metals with their corresponding minerals.
Metal | Mineral |
|---|---|
P — Copper | 1 — Galena |
Q — Tungsten | 2 — Sphalerite |
R — Lead | 3 — Chalcopyrite |
S — Zinc | 4 — Wolframite |
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Match the wire rope types with their corresponding cross-sectional diagrams.
Rope type | Diagrams |
|---|---|
P — Round strand | 1 — diagram 1 ![]() |
Q — Half-locked coil | 2 — diagram 2 ![]() |
R — Flattened strand | 3 — diagram 3 ![]() |
S — Full locked coil | 4 — diagram 4 ![]() |
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The ‘ratchet and pawl’ mechanism in a jack hammer drill
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Post-pillar method of stoping is a variant of
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‘Cross-measure borehole method’ is used for
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