Coal Tipple loading problem

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leeferr

thanks for the memories
I found this math problem while searching about coal tipples. Has anyone seen this problem before and tried to work a solution. Here's the link if anyone is interested.

http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Math/Paquin/1993AMCM.pdf

I also found a very interesting book about the design of mining structures in .pdf format. It's primarily an engineering book for all of the rivet counters out there, but there are a lot of good photos and diagrams in the book. It can be downloaded here
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en...qHrszw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
 
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Hi,

Thank you for this post.

I wasn't able to view much of that book, only about 4 lines of text as hit on a search I did, but it was enough for me to go find that book in my own library and look up that whole page.
Thank you, I had forgot about that book totally.

I'm not sure how one get a pdf file from the Google books page, but it is nice to know there are info out there, even if I luckily enough already owned this particular book. :)

Nice reference this old books.

Best wishes

Linda
 
I took a quick look at it and its hundreds of pages long and chock full of diagrams, math formulas, etc. Probably interesting as all get out (but do I really need to know that much, lol).

Ben
 
I didn't need to know that much either, but I thought the pictures and diagrams might be of use to some of you.:wave:
 
Linda, there's a link at the top right of the page to download the .pdf in case you didn't see it. Doesn't matter since you had the book though.
Mike
 
Hi,

I think I understand why I don't see a link, you need to have a Google sign in account, which I don't.
All i see in upper right corner is two links, one to add to my library (which leads to a sign in page), and a sign in link.
But, as you said Mike, for me this is not a problem having the whole book at my side as I write this kinda solve that problem with looking at it. :)

Still, having it as a pdf would been cool, easier and faster search that way. LOL

Anyway, books like this is really cool to have when one likes mining, they help set the mind into how things used to be back in the old days way before I ever was though of. :-)

The drawings are really helpful in giving ideas, the math I leave up to those that really needs it, so far Trainz are not even close to being able to reproduce real life enough to me actually needing to learn the math behind all this stuff before I could create it.

I wonder if a computer program like for instance Trainz ever will reach that complexity...
I would love that, living my life in the computer and learning stuff through it, perfect for me. :)

Best wishes all, and Hi Ben ;)

Linda
 
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