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Developing A Glossary Of People-Focused Terms Related To Rangelands And Grasslands, Dana Kelly, Katherine I. Johnsen, Chris Magero, Tungalag Ulambayer, Ann Waters-Bayer Feb 2022

Developing A Glossary Of People-Focused Terms Related To Rangelands And Grasslands, Dana Kelly, Katherine I. Johnsen, Chris Magero, Tungalag Ulambayer, Ann Waters-Bayer

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Excellent glossaries on rangelands and grasslands have been developed by the Society for Range Management (SRM), the International Grassland Congress (IGC) and the International Rangeland Congress (IRC). However, these are largely confined to biophysical and technical terminology and contain very few concepts referring to social, institutional and policy aspects of using rangelands and grasslands. After the 10th IRC in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2016, an informal group started to develop a glossary of such “people-focused” terms. The short and non-academic definitions are meant to improve communication and understanding by users/practitioners in rangeland and grassland management, policymakers, teachers, students, journalists and …

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Could Cheese Be The Missing, Hard, Stable Currency To Fortify Self-Sufficiency Of Pastoralist Communities?, D. Schoder, J. Y. Laffa Feb 2022

Could Cheese Be The Missing, Hard, Stable Currency To Fortify Self-Sufficiency Of Pastoralist Communities?, D. Schoder, J. Y. Laffa

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Traditional pastoral existence in Africa has always necessitated close, sustainable interaction with a harsh natural environment. Pastoralists, such as the indigenous Parakuyo Maasai of Tanzania traditionally depend on fresh cow’s milk as a staple. They are among the few African ethnic groups that still live as small, socially intact associations close to nature. Unfortunately, fresh milk is difficult to store and inevitably, times of plenty fluctuate with the times of hunger that threaten cultural retreat. Milk storage is particularly challenging in an arid climate without refrigeration and at such times, survival takes precedence over prosperity. We describe an ongoing pilot …

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Comparative Analysis Of Cbrm Cases In Kenya, Ethiopia And Tunisia, I. N. Nganga, L. W. Robinson, B. Eba, F. Flintan, E. M. Ontiri, M. Sghaier, N. H. Abdu, S. S. Moiko Feb 2022

Comparative Analysis Of Cbrm Cases In Kenya, Ethiopia And Tunisia, I. N. Nganga, L. W. Robinson, B. Eba, F. Flintan, E. M. Ontiri, M. Sghaier, N. H. Abdu, S. S. Moiko

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

In various countries, development and conservation organizations and national policymakers have been experimenting with ways of applying the community-based natural resource management approach to the unique social and biophysical characteristics of pastoralist rangeland settings, with mixed results. We carried out comparative case study research on community-based rangeland management (CBRM) in a variety of settings in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tunisia with the objective of identifying what kinds of strategies and methods work in which social and ecological contexts. We used an “options by context” approach guided by a research protocol that includes key variables and descriptors for characterizing the implementing organization’s …

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Comparative Analysis Of Agri-Food Systems For Extensive Livestock In The High Pyrenees And Creation Of A Multicriterian Tool For Its Evaluation, Laia Motos, Federica Ravera Feb 2022

Comparative Analysis Of Agri-Food Systems For Extensive Livestock In The High Pyrenees And Creation Of A Multicriterian Tool For Its Evaluation, Laia Motos, Federica Ravera

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The main objective of this study is to compare the different agri-food systems of extensive livestock (ecological and conventional) of big and small ruminants (cattle and sheep respectively) in high Pyrenees. This objective is formulated by looking at the general lack of knowledge of the population regarding the functionality of these systems, the changes of management that have been introduced in the recent years, especially in terms of commercialization, and the different capacity of response of extensive livestock systems to climate change and other socio-economic complementary changes. Attributes and indicators have been selected for the comparative evaluation of livestock systems, …

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Analysis Of Rangeland Perceptions Among Potential Land Redistribution Beneficiaries In South Africa: How Well Do Potential Emerging Farmers Know Their Rangelands?, S. Zantsi Feb 2022

Analysis Of Rangeland Perceptions Among Potential Land Redistribution Beneficiaries In South Africa: How Well Do Potential Emerging Farmers Know Their Rangelands?, S. Zantsi

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Sound rangeland management is one of the key factors for a successful and viable commercial livestock production in grass fed production systems. However, such knowledge is perceived to be lacking in small-scale livestock farmers, who farm on degraded and overgrazed communal rangelands despite being regarded as prime beneficiaries of the land redistribution programme in the stalling South African land reform. Largely, it is also not known in details how much the potential future commercial farmers know about their rangelands. This study analyses perception of the prime land redistribution beneficiaries—potential emerging farmers, who were surveyed randomly in three South African provinces. …

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Comprehensive Correlation Technology Of Coal And Rock Layers In Mines For Intelligent Mining, Wang Haijun, Liu Shande, Ma Liang, Zhu Yuying, Shu Jiansheng, Wang Xiangye Feb 2022

Comprehensive Correlation Technology Of Coal And Rock Layers In Mines For Intelligent Mining, Wang Haijun, Liu Shande, Ma Liang, Zhu Yuying, Shu Jiansheng, Wang Xiangye

Coal Geology & Exploration

The coal-rock correlation runs through the whole process of the coal geological exploration and the mine production stage. In view of the difficult problems of the coal-rock correlation in the mine production stage, such as short distance, multi-coal seams and complex structure, taking Huoshaopu Coal Mine in Panxian Coalfield of Guizhou Province as the research object, through the analysis of the geological exploration data, combined with the surface gas investigation boreholes, the underground geological survey, the gas parameter test, the marker layer suitable for the mine production stage was extracted from the coal-rock correlation marker layers established during the geological …

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Table Of Contents, The Editors Feb 2022

Table Of Contents, The Editors

Coal Geology & Exploration

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Down-Hole Ø550 Mm Super Large Diameter Coal Seam Borehole Drilling Technology And Equipment And Its Engineering Application, Sun Yongxin Feb 2022

Down-Hole Ø550 Mm Super Large Diameter Coal Seam Borehole Drilling Technology And Equipment And Its Engineering Application, Sun Yongxin

Coal Geology & Exploration

For the prpose of improving the gas control efficiency and reduce the cost in the goaf of “U” ventilation face, the ø550 mm super-large diameter borehole was used to replace the cross-heading buried pipe for gas drainage in goaf. According to the characteristics of super-large diameter borehole and the technical problems existed in construction, a ZDY15000LP super-large diameter spiral drilling rig with maximum torque 15000 N·m, maximum penetration 700 kN, and maximum stroke 1.3 m has been developed, which adopted the two-body layout of main engine and pump station, and the innovative design of key parts such as main engine, …

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Risk Assessment Of Water Inrush From Coal Seam Floors Based On Multiple Methods, Ren Junhao, Wang Xinyi, Wang Qi, Wang Junzhi, Zhang Bo, Guo Shuitao Feb 2022

Risk Assessment Of Water Inrush From Coal Seam Floors Based On Multiple Methods, Ren Junhao, Wang Xinyi, Wang Qi, Wang Junzhi, Zhang Bo, Guo Shuitao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Five factors including the thickness of the aquifer, the complexity of the fault, the water pressure of the aquifer, the unit water inflow of the aquifer, and mining height of 51 boreholes in No.2, No.10 and No.12 Coal Mines of Pingdingshan Coalfield are selected as the index factors. On the basis of the constant weight calculated by the analytic hierarchy process and grey relational analysis, the variable weights of each index factor are determined by applying the variable weight theory. By using the matter-element extension method, fuzzy variable set theory, catastrophe theory, and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method, the water inrush …

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Quantification And Mechanism Analysis Of Meso-Damage Of High-Temperature Granite Under Different Cooling Modes, Zhang Sen, Shu Biao, Liang Ming, Lu Wei, Hu Yongpeng, Xue Hui Feb 2022

Quantification And Mechanism Analysis Of Meso-Damage Of High-Temperature Granite Under Different Cooling Modes, Zhang Sen, Shu Biao, Liang Ming, Lu Wei, Hu Yongpeng, Xue Hui

Coal Geology & Exploration

Cooling shock is an effective method to increase the permeability of geothermal reservoir by causing fractures on high temperature rock. For the purpose of quantitatively analyze the damage degree of granite caused by cooling shock at different heating temperatures and explore the damage mechanism under the action of cooling shock, the damage of high temperature granite samples under was analyzed under natural cooling and water cooling conditions by means of thin section observation and SEM scanning technology. The results show that when the heating temperature is increased from 200°C to 800°C, the crack density of the section A at the …

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Prediction Of Burnt Rock Areas And Water Abundance Based On The Electrical-Magnetic Method, Yan Shunshang, Wang Ling, Dong Fangying, Liu Xiao, Lyu Xiaolei Feb 2022

Prediction Of Burnt Rock Areas And Water Abundance Based On The Electrical-Magnetic Method, Yan Shunshang, Wang Ling, Dong Fangying, Liu Xiao, Lyu Xiaolei

Coal Geology & Exploration

For the purpose of accurately ascertaining the distribution range and water abundance degree of the burnt rock mass in the mining area, a new set of methods for prediction and exploration of burnt area boundaries and water-richness is presented based on overall consideration of the electrical-magnetic characteristics of the geological body. Three geophysical prospecting methods including high-precision magnetic survey, transient electromagnetic method and high-density electrical method are used for joint exploration are applied to the exploration of the burnt area of Shajihai No.1 Minefield in Xinjiang. The results show that the southern boundary of the burned area moves slightly compared …

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Development And Test Analysis Of Borehole In-Situ Rock Mass Shear Measurement System, Zhang Youzhen, Liu Yanjie, Zhong Zicheng Feb 2022

Development And Test Analysis Of Borehole In-Situ Rock Mass Shear Measurement System, Zhang Youzhen, Liu Yanjie, Zhong Zicheng

Coal Geology & Exploration

The pre-drilled rock shear measurement system can measure the internal friction angle and cohesion of in-situ rock in mines. Compared with the traditional laboratory test and field tests, such method can keep the essential state of rock mass to the maximum extent, and obtain the test data conveniently and quickly. Firstly, the overall design idea of the system was elaborated, and the pre-drilled in-situ rock shear equipment was successfully developed and the data acquisition and storage software platform was built. Secondly, the test data processing method was developed, based on the working principle of the shearing instrument, and the specific …

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Effects Of Different Tempering Temperatures On The Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of A Low-Carbon High-Strength Steel, Lu Tian, Wen Guodong, Ma Xiaolin, Li Jun, Ju Pei, Wang Shiqing Feb 2022

Effects Of Different Tempering Temperatures On The Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of A Low-Carbon High-Strength Steel, Lu Tian, Wen Guodong, Ma Xiaolin, Li Jun, Ju Pei, Wang Shiqing

Coal Geology & Exploration

The mechanical properties of low carbon high strength steel materials used in drilling equipment can be improved effectively by adjusting tempering temperatures of different heat treatments to obtain different material composition. The heat treatment and tempering temperatures were set at 610℃, 630℃ and 650 ℃ respectively, and the microstructure of this low-carbon high-strength steel was compared and analyzed by metallographic microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM). After tempering, the microhardness, tensile properties and impact energy of the structure were measured respectively by the microhardness tester, universal material testing machine and impact testing machine. The research results show that the performance of …

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Potential Of Oil-Rich Coal Resources In Shaanxi Province And Its New Development Suggestion, Ma Li, Wang Shuangming, Duan Zhonghui, Yang Fu, Fu Deliang, He Dan, Zhang Liwei Feb 2022

Potential Of Oil-Rich Coal Resources In Shaanxi Province And Its New Development Suggestion, Ma Li, Wang Shuangming, Duan Zhonghui, Yang Fu, Fu Deliang, He Dan, Zhang Liwei

Coal Geology & Exploration

Under the requirement of carbon peak and carbon neutral targets, the low carbon development and utilization of coal resources in Shaanxi Province is imperative. The law of tar yield from high to low in each coalfield of Shaanxi Province was revealed based on more than 5 000 sets of coal quality data: northern Shaanxi Triassic Coalfield, northern Shaanxi Jurassic Coalfield, Shanbei carboniferous Permian Coalfield, Huanglong Jurassic Coalfield, Weibei carboniferous Permian Coalfield. And three types of oil-rich coal were classified: oil-rich coal type, oil-rich coal-high oil-coal type, oil-rich coal-oil-coal type. According to the calculation method of coal resources, Shaanxi Province has …

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Research On The Graphitization Potential Of Coal In Sichuan And Chongqing, Li Jing, Wang Lu, Liu Yongwang, Luan Jinhua, Zhang Ruigang, Zhang Sen, Wang Anmin Feb 2022

Research On The Graphitization Potential Of Coal In Sichuan And Chongqing, Li Jing, Wang Lu, Liu Yongwang, Luan Jinhua, Zhang Ruigang, Zhang Sen, Wang Anmin

Coal Geology & Exploration

The graphitization of coal is beneficial to enhancing the strategic guarantee ability of graphite resources and promoting the efficient utilization of coal measures mineral resources and transformation and upgrading of coal enterprises. The development potential of coal-based graphite resources in Sichuan and Chongqing is evaluated in the critical period of energy and mineral reform and transformation. On the basis of the analysis of coal graphitization, the precursors for coal-based carbon materials and coalfield geology, the major coal types, coal quality and characteristics of macerals, Principal Component Analysis(PCA) is applied to explore the development potential of coal-based graphite in Sichuan and …

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Application Of Advanced Regional Treatment Technology Of Hard Roof In Buertai Coal Mine Of Shendong Coal Group, Yang Junzhe, Wang Zhenrong, Lyu Qingxu, Yang Sen, Li Guo, Zheng Kaige Feb 2022

Application Of Advanced Regional Treatment Technology Of Hard Roof In Buertai Coal Mine Of Shendong Coal Group, Yang Junzhe, Wang Zhenrong, Lyu Qingxu, Yang Sen, Li Guo, Zheng Kaige

Coal Geology & Exploration

The hard roof is a difficult problem in rock stratum control. The breaking and instability of high hard rock strata often induces strong coal pressure disasters, seriously threatening the safety production in coal mines. Hard roof control is one of the major problems in coal mine safety production. In response to the problems of large thickness, high hardness of the coal seam roof and its difficulty in collapse in Buertai Coal Mine in Shendong Mining Area, the hydraulic fracturing mechanism and technical advantages of directional long borehole segmented hydraulic fracturing are analyzed. The location of boreholes is determined based on …

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Present Situation And Prospects Of Coal-Derived Gas Exploration And Development In Shanxi Province, Gong Jieli, Li Guofu, Li Dehui, Liu Liangliang, Wang Zheng, Xu Yun, Wang Xuchao Feb 2022

Present Situation And Prospects Of Coal-Derived Gas Exploration And Development In Shanxi Province, Gong Jieli, Li Guofu, Li Dehui, Liu Liangliang, Wang Zheng, Xu Yun, Wang Xuchao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal-derived gas includes coalbed methane(CBM), shale gas and tight sandstone gas. CBM development is of practical significance to ensure coal mine safety, increase clean energy supply, improve regional energy consumption structure, and promote the clear water and blue sky program, which is more in line with the national strategic requirements of developing green energy, achieving carbon neutrality and peaking carbon dioxide emissions. Shale gas and tight sandstone gas are of great significance to improve China’s energy structure and achieve the goal of carbon neutrality and peaking carbon dioxide emissions. Based on the comprehensive analysis of the beneficial exploration and successful …

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Effects Of The Agglomerated Fracturing Fluid On The Transportation Of Pulverized Coal And Its Mechanism, Song Jinxing, Shi Junke, Liu Jianzhuang Feb 2022

Effects Of The Agglomerated Fracturing Fluid On The Transportation Of Pulverized Coal And Its Mechanism, Song Jinxing, Shi Junke, Liu Jianzhuang

Coal Geology & Exploration

During the drainage process, the pulverized coal moves with the carrier fluid in supporting fractures, resulting in the blockage of the fractures and then a decrease in the permeability of the coal reservoir and the conductivity of the supporting fractures. For the purpose of exploring the effects of the properties of the agglomerated fracturing fluid on the transportation of pulverized coal and its mechanism, the coal samples from Urumqi Hedong Mining Area in southern Junggar Basin coalfield are selected as the research object, with distilled water, active water fracturing fluid(1.5%KCl), and agglomeration fracturing fluid(1.5%KCl+0.05%AN) as the carrier fluids. Through the …

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Evaluation Of Coalbed Methane Extraction Effect Based On 3d Geological Modeling Technology: An Example Of Sihe Mine In Jincheng City, Jiang Zaibing, Yang Jianchao, Li Yong, Pang Tao Feb 2022

Evaluation Of Coalbed Methane Extraction Effect Based On 3d Geological Modeling Technology: An Example Of Sihe Mine In Jincheng City, Jiang Zaibing, Yang Jianchao, Li Yong, Pang Tao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Three-dimensional geological modeling can intuitively and visually evaluate the effect of coalbed methane(CBM) dynamic drainage, and provide guidance for subsequent adjustments to development plans. With the help of 3D geological modeling software, No.3 Coal Seam of west-second panel is taken as the research object. A geological model that can reflect the spatial geometric changes and structural characteristics of coal seams, and the dynamic changes of coal reservoir attribute parameters is established based on the analysis of geological and productivity data and numerical simulation, to realize the dynamic evaluation of the CBM extraction effect in the study area. The constructed three-dimensional …

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Geochemical Characteristics And Significance Of Water Produced By Coalbed Methane Wells In Lu’An Mining Area, Hua Mingguo, Tian Lin, Zhang Yan, Li Jia, Cao Yongheng Feb 2022

Geochemical Characteristics And Significance Of Water Produced By Coalbed Methane Wells In Lu’An Mining Area, Hua Mingguo, Tian Lin, Zhang Yan, Li Jia, Cao Yongheng

Coal Geology & Exploration

Hydro-geochemistry analysis is an important method for CBM exploration and development research. In this paper, the distribution characteristics of salinity, H/O stable isotope and ion concentration in sample water was investigated, and the optimal CBM development area was analyzed by the characteristics of regional structural distribution and the CBM development history. The testing water was from the No.3 CBM well of the Shanxi Formation Permian system in the Lu’an Mining area in the south-central part of Qinshui Basin. The results show that there are three high salinity areas in the mining area, with an average groundwater salinity of 2 000-3200 …

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Characteristics Of Roof Water Inflow And Control Technology For High Intensity Mining In Dongsheng Mining Area，Shenfu Coalfield, Xu Feng, Jin Dewu, Yang Maolin, Wang Shidong, Huang Huan, Dang Yakun Feb 2022

Characteristics Of Roof Water Inflow And Control Technology For High Intensity Mining In Dongsheng Mining Area，Shenfu Coalfield, Xu Feng, Jin Dewu, Yang Maolin, Wang Shidong, Huang Huan, Dang Yakun

Coal Geology & Exploration

In view of the threat of roof water disasters in coal mining in western China, the water inflow data of 50 working faces are counted in Dongsheng Mining Area of Shenfu Coalfield, and five typical water inflow characteristics are summarized, which are dynamic recharge-led sustained growth type, the increasing first and then stabilizing type with “dynamic-static” reserves acting together, continuous stability of micro inflow, differential hydrogeological conditions locally prominent type, and the increasing first and then decreasing type dominated by static reserves. According to the law of each type of water inrush, the corresponding ideas and measures of water disaster …

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Water Inrush Warning System Of Deep Limestone In Panxie Mining Area Based On Multi-Source Data Mining, Bi Bo, Chen Yongchun, Xie Hao, An Shikai, Xu Yanfei Feb 2022

Water Inrush Warning System Of Deep Limestone In Panxie Mining Area Based On Multi-Source Data Mining, Bi Bo, Chen Yongchun, Xie Hao, An Shikai, Xu Yanfei

Coal Geology & Exploration

Under the long-term water-rock interaction, the hydrochemical composition of deep limestone water in each aquifer is different. Such factors as crustal movement and mining influence have led to the hydraulic connection between aquifers. Major water inrush accidents often occur when the deep high-pressure limestone water bursts into the mine with the shallow limestone water as a channel. On the basis of water level data of 182 surface hydrological observation holes in nine coal mines in Panxie Mining Area of Huainan Coalfield from 2015 to 2018, and the temporal and spatial law of water level change of each hydrological observation hole …

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Mechanical Properties And Acoustic Emission Characteristics Of Sandstone Under Natural And Saturated Conditions, Zhang Yin, Li Zhe, Song Shikang, Zhao Yi, Li Hao Feb 2022

Mechanical Properties And Acoustic Emission Characteristics Of Sandstone Under Natural And Saturated Conditions, Zhang Yin, Li Zhe, Song Shikang, Zhao Yi, Li Hao

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the mechanical properties and acoustic emission (AE) characteristics of sandstone with different grain sizes in the process of damage and failure under saturated and natural conditions, we carried out uniaxial compression tests and AE tests on three kinds of sandstone under saturated and natural conditions to study the mechanical properties and AE characteristics under the uniaxial stress state. The test results show that the average compressive strength of coarse-grained sandstone, medium-grained sandstone, and fine-grained sandstone are 54.23 MPa, 53.56 MPa, 59.46 MPa respectively under natural conditions, and 35.62 MPa, 31.79 MPa and 29.10 MPa under saturated …

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The Reflected Radio Wave Method For Detecting Coal Seam Faults In Mining Face, Gu Huanqi, Wu Rongxin, Shen Guoqing, Hu Ze Feb 2022

The Reflected Radio Wave Method For Detecting Coal Seam Faults In Mining Face, Gu Huanqi, Wu Rongxin, Shen Guoqing, Hu Ze

Coal Geology & Exploration

Mine radio wave exploration can be used for coal seam geological structure exploration. With its advantages of portability and good effect, it has become a conventional and necessary means for coal seam geological structure exploration. At present, the energy attenuation of radio wave signal in coal seam is fast, and the transmission radio wave detection of working face is restricted in large width coal seam. On this basis, the radio wave reflection exploration method of coal seam working face is proposed. Firstly, the electric model of two-dimensional coal measure strata is constructed by numerical simulation to analyze the field strength …

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Detection Performance Of The Azimuthal Electromagnetic Wave Logging Instrument At Coal-Rock Interface In Horizontal Wells, Zhang Yi, Kang Zhengming, Feng Hong, Han Xue, Li Fei, Li Xin Feb 2022

Detection Performance Of The Azimuthal Electromagnetic Wave Logging Instrument At Coal-Rock Interface In Horizontal Wells, Zhang Yi, Kang Zhengming, Feng Hong, Han Xue, Li Fei, Li Xin

Coal Geology & Exploration

The advance and accurate identification of coal-rock interfaces is one of the key technologies to realize intelligent mining, improve mining efficiency and reduce cost. Azimuthal electromagnetic wave logging has achieved good results in lithologic interface identification of petroleum logging, but the identification of coal-rock interface is seldom studied. For the purpose of studying the applicability and detection performance of azimuthal electromagnetic wave in the coalfield logging environment, the one-dimensional generalized reflection coefficient method is used to calculate the magnetic field component, and the fast Hankel transform is used to accelerate the integral calculation speed. What is more, the effects of …

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Development Of A Methane Concentration Monitoring Sensor In Underground Boreholes Of Coal Mines, Cong Lin Feb 2022

Development Of A Methane Concentration Monitoring Sensor In Underground Boreholes Of Coal Mines, Cong Lin

Coal Geology & Exploration

At present, during underground drilling operations in coal mines, the methane concentration monitoring system can only reflect the total drainage volume of methane at the borehole, and cannot observe the effect of methane drainage of a certain section of the borehole. With the increase of the borehole depth for underground methane drainage, the effect of methane drainage changes greatly along the length of the borehole. There is a big difference in the effective extraction radius at different hole depths, leading to greater difficulty in arranging the boreholes for methane extraction, and increased uncertainty. In response to this problem, a methane …

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Acoustic Emission Characteristics And Fracture Response Behavior Of Hard Rock-Like Material Under Influence Of Loading Rate, Zhang Zekun, Song Zhanping, Cheng Yun, Huo Runke, Song Wanxue, Wang Kuisheng, Wang Tong, Yang Tengtian, Liu Wei Feb 2022

Acoustic Emission Characteristics And Fracture Response Behavior Of Hard Rock-Like Material Under Influence Of Loading Rate, Zhang Zekun, Song Zhanping, Cheng Yun, Huo Runke, Song Wanxue, Wang Kuisheng, Wang Tong, Yang Tengtian, Liu Wei

Coal Geology & Exploration

For the purpose of clarifying the correlation between Acoustic Emission(AE) and rupture response characteristics and loading rate in the failure and instability of hard rocks, uniaxial compression tests and acoustic emission tests were conducted on hard rock-like material samples at different loading rates to analyze the characteristics of mechanical parameters, AE phenomena and rupture response characteristics of hard rock-like material, and to obtain the early warning information of the rock failure based on the information on AE parameters. The results show that the peak strength, elastic modulus and peak strain of hard rock-like material have the loading rate effect. The …

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Initial Soil Conditions Outweigh Management In A Cool-Season Dairy Farm's Carbon Sequestration Potential, Kyle A. Arndt, Eleanor E. Campbell, Chris D. Dorich, A. Stuart Grandy, Timothy S. Griffin, Peter Ingraham, Apryl L. Perry, Ruth K. Varner, Alexandra R. Contosta Feb 2022

Initial Soil Conditions Outweigh Management In A Cool-Season Dairy Farm's Carbon Sequestration Potential, Kyle A. Arndt, Eleanor E. Campbell, Chris D. Dorich, A. Stuart Grandy, Timothy S. Griffin, Peter Ingraham, Apryl L. Perry, Ruth K. Varner, Alexandra R. Contosta

Faculty Publications

Pastures and rangelands are a dominant portion of global agricultural land and have the potential to sequester carbon (C) in soils, mitigating climate change. Management intensive grazing (MIG), or high density grazing with rotations through paddocks with long rest periods, has been highlighted as a method of enhancing soil C in pastures by increasing forage production. However, few studies have examined the soil C storage potential of pastures under MIG in the northeastern United States, where the dairy industry comprises a large portion of agricultural use and the regional agricultural economy. Here we present a 12-year study conducted in this …

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An Analysis Of Community-Based Values Informing Land Management On The Midwestern Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Of Kansas, Usa, Heidi Mehl, Diana L. Restrepo-Osorio, Melinda Howard, Cynthia Annett Feb 2022

An Analysis Of Community-Based Values Informing Land Management On The Midwestern Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Of Kansas, Usa, Heidi Mehl, Diana L. Restrepo-Osorio, Melinda Howard, Cynthia Annett

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The focus of this study is to examine the interface between land management practices and values within a tribal community in rural midwestern North America. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) reside on a tribal reservation with a checkerboard distribution amongst private, non-tribal landowners. Previous studies have indicated that landowners may have different value-systems leading to variations in land-management practices. This can impose discontinuous land management in areas within shared biological boundaries, such as watersheds, especially between tribal and non-tribal entities. Preliminary spatial analysis in and around the PBPN landscape determined that the tribally-managed lands present more vegetative cover per …

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A Policy Brief On Adopting The Somali Camel For Enhanced Profitability And Pastoral Resilience In Northern Kenya, Simon G. Kuria, A. O. Adongo, S. Murithi, O. K. Koech, J. T. Njoka, P. Kamande Feb 2022

A Policy Brief On Adopting The Somali Camel For Enhanced Profitability And Pastoral Resilience In Northern Kenya, Simon G. Kuria, A. O. Adongo, S. Murithi, O. K. Koech, J. T. Njoka, P. Kamande

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Persistent drought and high temperatures in Isiolo and Marsabit counties of northern Kenya repeatedly devastate livestock herds particularly cattle making the pastoralists less resilient, more vulnerable to climate change and poor. To address this challenge, an IGAD funded project promoted adoption of Somali camel breed, trained farmers on improved management and also estimated potential profitability of rearing the camel. Through the project, trainers were trained and facilitated to train 240 peri-urban Somali camel producers in Isiolo and Marsabit on breeding, health, routine husbandry and marketing. Impact study documenting positive stories of change was conducted at the end. Producers who hitherto …

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