A critical investigation into tyre life on an iron ore haulage system

dc.contributor.authorLindeque, G.C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-22T08:02:04Z
dc.date.available2016-07-22T08:02:04Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.descriptionThis paper is based on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of the degree B Eng (Mining Engineering)en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA downward trend in tyre life on haul trucks at an open pit iron ore mine prompted an investigation into the current tyre management strategy in order to improve tyre life. ‘Best practice’ was compared to the current tyre management strategy at the mine to determine aspects that could be improved. Aspects that showed significant room for improvement included employee tyre awareness, tyre pressure maintenance, and road conditions. For each of these aspects a plausible alternative was suggested. A new tyre management strategy was formulated as a step-by-step guide on how to implement the proposed changes. Each step introduces new initiatives but at the same time builds on the previous step’s success. A sensitivity analyses was performed to determine the impact of the proposed changes, with the variables being the reduction in the percentage of premature tyre failure, and the reduction of the site wear rate. The ‘most likely’ scenario showed an increase in tyre life of 41% for the Komatsu 730 trucks and 105% for the CAT 777 trucks if the entire tyre management model is implemented. This would result in a possible annual saving related to tyre usage of R9.2 million.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMining Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.saimm.co.za/journal-papersen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLindeque, GC 2016, 'A critical investigation into tyre life on an iron ore haulage system', Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 116, pp. 317-322.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-223X (print)
dc.identifier.issn2225-6253 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2411-9717/2016/v116n4a3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/56028
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouthern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgyen_ZA
dc.rights© The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2016en_ZA
dc.subjectTyre lifeen_ZA
dc.subjectTyre managementen_ZA
dc.subjectWear rateen_ZA
dc.subjectPremature tyre failureen_ZA
dc.subjectTyre awarenessen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-08
dc.subject.otherSDG-08: Decent work and economic growth
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-12
dc.subject.otherSDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-13
dc.subject.otherSDG-13: Climate action
dc.titleA critical investigation into tyre life on an iron ore haulage systemen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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