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A Study of Mechanical Application in Demining (May 2004)
| FILE CONTENTS | LINK TO PDF DOCUMENT | | Complete study | All pages (3.3MB) | | Front and back pages | Front, i, ii, back (596KB) | | Contents | iii-iv (78KB) | | Acknowledgements | v (31KB) | | Foreword | 1 (73KB) | | Executive summary | 3-6 (100KB) | | Introduction | 7-8 (92KB) | Chapter 1. Mechanical clearance- Introduction
- Flail systems
- Tiller systems
- Mechanical excavation
- Mine rolling
- Conclusions, findings and recommendations
- Annex 1. Examples of machines achieving clearance in demining operations
| 9-45 (943KB) | Chapter 2. Risk assessment and mechanical application- Introduction
- Theory of risk
- SWEDEC test results
- CROMAC empirical data
- Conclusions, findings and recommendations
- Annex 1. Southern Lebanon (Operation Emirates Solidarity)
- Annex 2. Mines Advisory Group in Viet Nam
- Annex 3. The rock crusher
- Annex 4. Kosovo: establishing tolerable risk
| 47-76 (497KB) | Chapter 3. Mechanical application to area reduction- Introduction
- Case study 1: Area reduction of patterned minefields in Abkhazia
- Case study 2. Area reduction of non-patterned minefields in Thailand
- Conclusions, findings and recommendations
| 77-102 (1.2MB) | Chapter 4. The application of machines to ground preparation- Introduction
- Surface ground preparation
- Sub-surface ground preparation
- Sub-surface ground preparation with metal removal
- Conclusions, findings and recommendations
| 103-120 (337KB) | Chapter 5. The protection of vehicles and plant equipment against mines and UXO- Introduction
- Assessing the mine and UXO threat
- Effect of mines and UXO on unprotected vehicles, plant equipment and occupants
- Mine/UXO protection levels
- Principles for the protection of vehicles and plant equipment against the threat of mines and UXO
- Annex 1. Trigonometry regarding the cone of destruction
- Annex 2. Guidelines to estimate the survivability of vehicles, plant equipment and their occupants in the field
| 121-150 (561KB) | Chapter 6. Mechanical cost-effectiveness- Introduction
- The Cost-Effectiveness Model (CEMOD)
- Factors affecting cost-effectiveness
| 151-163 (146KB) | | Main study conclusions and recommendations | 165-168 (54KB) | | Bibliography | 169-171 (99KB) | | List of acronyms | 173-174 (96KB) | Appendixes- Appendix 1. Membership of the User Focus Group
- Appendix 2. Glossary of terms and abbreviations
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