Nowadays, monitoring aspects related to sustainability and safety in mining activities
worldwide are a priority, to mitigate socio-environmental impacts, promote efficient use of …

Time domain reflectometry (TDR) is the most widely used non-destructive method to
determine the water content of soils and other porous media. TDR equipment can be …

To increase productivity, quality, and safety, heavy industrial construction projects are
increasingly adopting prefabrication and modularization techniques. This shift, in turn, has …

Existing methods for wireless-sensor network (WSN) topology optimization employ
simplifying assumptions of a fixed communication radius between network nodes, which is ill …

Slope stability is one of the major geological concerns in open‐cast mines. The mining area
slopes needs to be regularly monitored to detect occurrence of any slope failure prior to any …

Aerial imaging of an open-pit mine integrated with the visual analytics offers a novel
approach for routine monitoring of tension cracks for mine safety. Tension cracks may occur …

In order to study the deformation stability of rock slope during the excavation of cutting slope
and ensure the safety of rock slope during construction and operation period, this article …

In today's fast advancing world, sensors are used in various applications to provide
complete data about different objects present around us. The sensor data when integrated …

Population-based algorithms aim to explore the entire solution space in global numerical
optimization problems. However, it is important to acknowledge that the solution spaces of …

Nowadays, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and Internet of Things (IoT) employ the IEEE
802.15. 4 media access control (MAC) protocol in many applications. In time critical …