@article{Dagrain_2015, title={Evaluation of the operational costs for chain saw cutting}, volume={3}, url={https://icscm.ub.rub.de/index.php/ICSCM/article/view/398}, DOI={10.13154/icscm.3.2015.158-167}, abstractNote={Chain saw cutting technology has been widely described by the author those last years in several<br />scientific and technical articles. The main problems encountered on chain saw machines have<br />been described. Several experimental approaches have been developed in laboratory to better<br />understand the stone cutting mechanisms and to improve the efficiency of the machines. New<br />cutting designs have been developed increasing the performances of the machines. Monitoring<br />systems have been introduced on the machines to follow their performances while operating in<br />quarries. Even if the technology is well described, very few information can be found on the costs<br />of the technique.<br />This paper overcomes this lack of information and introduces a rigorous methodology to estimate<br />the real costs of the sawing operations with chain saw machines. The technological parameters<br />introduced and described in the literature have been implemented in a cost evaluation program<br />developed by Stone Assistance, in order to evaluate their influence on the chain saw operational<br />costs. The objective of the paper is to present some interesting results that should be considered<br />by the engineers or operators working with chain saw machines, and that could help them to<br />manage the operations with chain saw machines in quarries.}, journal={International Conference on Stone and Concrete Machining (ICSCM)}, author={Dagrain, Fabrice}, year={2015}, month={Nov.}, pages={158–167} }