Browsing Queen's Graduate Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Safety"
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The Analysis of Strainbursts in the Sudbury Region And Numerical Modelling of Destress Blasting
The practice of destress blasting to reduce the risk of strainbursting in mines has been used since the early 1950's. Understanding both the variability in causes of strainbursting and the method by which destress blasting ... -
Development of safety limits for load carriage in adults
(2007-10-10)In society, personal load carriage systems (backpacks) are commonly used to transport loads by foot, however, they have also been implicated in causing injuries. The aim of this study was to develop a model for load carriage ...