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Peter’s research
Peter Pitstone designed a linear cutting machine and used experiments and finite-element models to study mechanical cutting of UG2 reef.
Hard-rock Cutting & Interface Modelling
Experimental and numerical research on cutting, drilling and stability at the rock–machine interface in narrow-reef hard-rock mines.