蒋国安主编的这本《采矿工程英语(第2版)》共分二十八课，内容包括了矿井设计，矿井开拓，井巷工程，岩体结构，矿山压力和巷道支护，长壁采煤法及其装备，矿井的运输、提升、通风、排水、供电和事故防治、通讯和照明，选煤，煤矿环境保护，采矿系统工程等专业知识。

本教材所有课文和练习均选自国外出版的专业书刊。全书选编成28课共47节。为帮助读者更好地理解课文内容，在课文正文后有生词和词组、语言难点注释。每课(节)末还附有一篇英文短文(无生词、词组和注释)供读者阅读练习。

蒋国安主编的这本《采矿工程英语(第2版)》所有课文均选自近年来国外新出版的专业书刊，反映了当前煤炭工业的新技术和新发展。内容包括煤矿地质和测量，矿井设计和开拓，井巷工程，岩体结构，矿山压力和巷道支护，长壁采煤法及其装备，房柱采煤法及其装备，矿井运输、提升、通风、排水、供电、事故防治、通讯和照明，选煤，矿区环境保护，特殊条件下开采，露天开采，采矿系统工程和新型采矿方法等专业知识。每课均包括课文、生词和词组、语言难点注释、阅读练习等内容。

《采矿工程英语(第2版)》既可作为煤炭高等院校采矿工程专业的英语教材，也可供有一定英语基础的矿山工程管理及技术人员自学参考。

Lesson 1 History of Coal Mining

Exercises:Serious Problems in Face of the Mining Industry

Lesson 2 Origin of Coal

Exercises:The Very Earliest History of the Earth

Lesson 3 Geological Age of Coal

Exercises:Three Kinds of Rocks

Lesson 4 Geological Structure of Coalfield

Exercises:Geological Structure of Coalfield (Continued)

Lesson 5 Property and Classification of Coal

 Section 1 Physical and Chemical Properties of Coal

 Exercise：aSampling and Analysis of Coal

 Section 2 Classification of Coal

Exercises:Constituents of Coal

Lesson 6 Coal Exploration

Exercises:Coal Reserve Calculation

Lesson 7 Surveying and Mine Maps

 Section 1 Surveying

Exercises:Bearing and Azimuths

 Section 2 Mine Maps

Exercises:Underground Surveying Instruments

Lesson 8 Mine Planning

 Section 1 Elements of Mining

Exercises:E1 ements of Mining (Continued)

 Section 2 Mine Cost Analysis

Exercises:Mine Preplanning

Lesson 9 Mine Development

 Section 1 Mine Development System

Exercises:Mine System Selection Criteria

 Section 2 Designing the Portal

Exercises:Types of Mines

Lesson 10 Shaft Sinking and Tunneling

 Section 1 Shaft Sinking

Exercises:Shaft Sinking Equipment and Specifications

 Section 2 Drifting

Exercises:Ground Support

 Section 3 Blasting Parameters

Exercises:Smooth Blasting

Lesson 1i Rock Mass Structure

 Section 1 Rock Mass Structure

Exercises:The Nature and Use of Rock Mass classification Scheme

 Section 2 Roof, Floor and Ribs

Exercises:Testing of Roof

Lesson., 12 Underground Pressure and Roadway Supporting

 Section 1 Underground Pressure

Exercises:Theories of Roof Caving

 Section 2 Roadway Supporting

Exercises:Roof Control on Longwall Mining

Lesson 13 Longwall Mining

Exercises:The Progress of Longwall Mining Technology

Lesson 14 Basic Equipment Components in Longwail System

 Section 1 Supports in Longwall Mining

Exercises:Supports in Longwall Mining (Continued)

 Section 2 Coal-winning Machines in Longwall Faee

Exercises:Coal-winning Machines for Longwall Face (Continued)

Lesson 15 -Room-and-Pillar Mining

Exercises:Examples of Room-and-Pillar Mining

Lesson 16 Equipment in Room-and-Pillar Mining Face

Exercises:Jeffrey 101 MC Helimatic Continuous Miner

Lesson 17 Mine Haulage and Hoisting

 Section 1 Mine Haulage

Exercises:Belt Transportation System

 Section 2 Mine Hoisting

Exercises:Hoisting Drums

Lesson 18 Mine Ventilation

 Section 1 Face Ventilation

Exercises:Analysis of Ventilation System

 Section 2 Mine Ventilation Design

Exercises:Control Devices

 Section 3 Mechanical Ventilation

Exercises:Natural Ventilation

Lesson 19 Mine Accident Prevention and Control

 Section 1 Principle of Accident Prevention and Control

Exercises:Accident Prevention Tools

 Section 2 Mine Fire

Exercises:Falls of Roof

Lesson 20 Mine Drainage

Exercises:Types of Pumps

Lesson 21 Mine Electrical Power

Exercises:Power Consumption

Lesson 22 Mine Communications and Lighting

Exercises:Motor Generator Set

Lesson 23 Coal Preparation

Exercises:Raw Coal Handling

Lesson 24 Mine Environment Protection

 Section 1 General Concept of Environment Protection

Exercises:The Biosphere and Contaminants

 Section 2 Final Disposition of Mining Areas

Exercises:The Effects of Water Pollution and Control Measures

Lesson 25 Coal Mining under Special Conditions

 Section 1 Longwall Mining Techniques for Minimizing Surface Structure Damages

Exercises:Wide Face Extraction

 Section 2 Mining Techniques for Protecting Surface Structures

Exercises:Application of Longwall Mining against the Damage of Surface Structures

Lesson 26 Surface (Strip) Mining

Exercises:Surface (Strip) Mining (Continued)

Lesson 27 Mining Systems Engineering

 Section 1 Definition, Methods and Teehniques

Exercises:Application of Computer Techniques in Mining Industry

 Section 2 Project Control Techniques

Exercises:Program Evaluation and Revoew Technique (PERT)

Lesson 28 Novel Methods of Mining

 Section 1 Classification of Methods

Exercises:Automation and Robotics

 Section 2 Underground Gasification

Exercises:Methane Drainage

 Section 3 Ocean Mining

Exercises:Underground Retorting

 Section 4 Other Novel Methods

Exercises:Importance and Summary

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