The following data are provided for a surface mine to be excavated by a shovel:
Production target: 10000 te/shift
Available hours per shift: 6 hrs
Shovel loading cycles per hour: 106
Bank density of the material mined: 2400 kg/m3
Swing factor at 120° swing: 0.91
Bucket fill factor : 0.64
Utilization of available time: 83%
No of working days in a year : 300
No of shifts per day : 3
The size of bucket of the shovel in m3 is
A. 5.55
B. 9.33
C. 11.22
D. 13.55
Answer: Option D
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