Increase of gradient is caused by increase of open pit depth to as much as 700 m; this creates problem of braking electric railroad trains; calculation of length along which train can be stopped, time necessary to actuate braking system, and speed of train preceding braking.
Maximum range of railroad gradients in open pits
Velichina maksimal'nogo uklona zheleznodorozhnykh putei kar'erov
Gornyi Zhurnal ; n 8
1964
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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