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Investigation Of Subsidence Event Over Multiple Seam Mining Area (b421bdde-19e7-491b-bc6d-a4cce9ef42b4)By Kewal K. Kohli
An investigation was performed to determine the sequence of events which caused the 1987 surface subsidence and related damage to several homes in Walker County, Alabama, USA (see Figure 1). Surface a
Jan 1, 1992
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Effects of Draw Slate Thickness on Longwall MiningBy Jun Lu
The Pittsburgh seam is the most extensively mined coal bed in the Appalachian Basin. Unlike most other prominent coal seams, the Pittsburgh seam typically includes a sequence of immediate roof coals a
Jan 1, 2013
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A Review of the Geomechanics Aspects of a Double Fatality Coal Burst at Austar Colliery in NSW, Australia in April 2014By Bruce Hebblewhite, Jim Galvin
"A coal burst occurred on 15 April, 2014 at the Austar Coal Mine, located west of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. The burst resulted in fatal injuries to two men working as part of the mining crew at the d
Jan 1, 2016
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Methods Of Controlling Thick And Strong Roof In Longwall MiningBy Deren Zhu
The principle of roof control in longwall mining is to control main roof fractures so as to reduce roof weighting, plus reasonable and effective design of supports to reduce the convergence and premat
Jan 1, 1990
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Study on the Top Caving Mining Technology in Thick Coal Seam beneath the Earth-Rock Dam and Its InfluenceBy Wenbing Guo, Yi Tan, Erhu Bai
"It is important to study the mining technology under structures for raising the coal resources recovery ratio. Based on the geological and mining conditions, the top coal caving harmonic mining techn
Jan 1, 2016
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The Introduction of Uk Rockbolting Technology into Coal MinesAround the WorldBy Graham Daws
The introduction of UK rock bolting technology has been applied in many large underground coal mines around the world. This paper explains the methods that have been applied for its successful introdu
Jan 1, 2011
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The Importance of Underground Stone Mine Roof GeologyBy Frank Kendorski
Several startup or longtime underground stone mines have experienced unanticipated roof control difficulties due to the variable geologic character of the roof strata. Careful mapping of roof conditio
Jan 1, 2002
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An Approach to Predict Rock Mass Deformations in Three Dimensions for a Part of an Open Pit Mine and Comparison with Field Deformation Monitoring DataBy Pinnaduwa H. S. W. Kulatilake, Biao Shu
The intact rock properties and discontinuity properties for both Devonian Rodeo Creek (DRC) and Devonian Papovich (DP) rock formations that exist in the selected open-pit mine were determined from tes
Jan 1, 2015
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Numerical Modeling of Standing Support Performance in Entries between Longwall GobsBy Benjamin Mirabile
"Current and emerging practices to ventilate longwall gobs are prompting increased design and analysis of standing support requirements related to longwall mining. Specifically, additional design meth
Jan 1, 2015
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Overcoring Techniques to Assess in Situ Corrosion of Galvanised Friction BoltsThe effects of corrosion upon the load bearing capacity and ultimate tensile strength of galvanised friction bolts were determined. Corrosion rates were measured by overcoring of the reinforcement ele
Jan 1, 2005
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Changes in Stress and Displacement Caused by Longwall Panel RetreatsBy Ihsan B. Tulu, David F. Gearhart, Gabriel S. Esterhuizen
"Ground deformation and support response was monitored in a longwall gateroad as part of a research project into gateroad stability under changing loading conditions. In this study, instrumentation wa
Jan 1, 2017
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Shear Bond Characteristics in Grouted Cable BoltsBy Jian Yong Chen
The results of a laboratory investigation of pullout tests conducted on grouted, plain cable bolts are reported. The main purpose of the study is to determine experimentally the shear bond stiffiess o
Jan 1, 2005
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Cross?Correlation Detection of Seismic Events Related to the Crandall Canyon Mine CollapseBy Tex M. Kubacki
On August 6, 2007, the Crandall Canyon Mine experienced a collapse which trapped six mine-workers. An MW 4.1 seismic event was recorded in conjunction with this collapse. An additional 54 seismic even
Jan 1, 2013
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Research on the Geological Dynamic Conditions and Forecast for Rock BurstsBy Weihua Song, Hongwei Zhang, Feng Zhu, Sheng Li, Guoshui Tang
"Rock burst is one of the most serious dynamic disasters in coal mining. Rock burst prevention involves two difficult tasks: systematically evaluating the occurrence conditions and effectively forecas
Jan 1, 2015
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Ground Control Problem Associated with Longwall Mining of Developed PillarsBy T. N. Singh
Board and pillar system of mining has beer, practised in India in view of abundant availability of cheap labour force, low investment and quick return. Subsequently, selective mining from thick seems
Jan 1, 1984
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Inflatable Rock Bolt Bond Strength vs. Rock Mass Rating (RMR): A Comparative Analysis of Pull–Out Testing Data from Underground Mines in NevadaBy Chase K. Barnard, Rahul Thareja, Sean Warren, Rajagopala Kallu
"Inflatable rock bolts are commonly utilized for ground support in Nevada underground mines, however, there is limited information regarding what factors influence the bond strength of these bolts. Bo
Jan 1, 2015
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Development of the 3D Numerical Modeling of Roof Bolts for Studying the Bolt/Rock InteractionBy WenFeng Li
A 3D roof bolt model with the consideration of rebar, resin, bearing plate, and resin/rock interface was developed for studying the bolt/rock interactions of the tensioned and fully-grouted resin bolt
Jan 1, 2014
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Three?Dimensional Ground Stability Study Around a Mine Tunnel in a Highly Discontinuous Rock Mass under Significant in Situ StressBy Pinnaduwa H. S. W. Kulatilake
To exploit an underground mine effectively and safely, it is important to have a good understanding of the geotechnical behavior of the rockmass surrounding the underground mine excavation. The aim of
Jan 1, 2013
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Meeting the Challenges of Floor and Sidewall Strata Control in UK Deep Coal MinesBy Lorraine Kent
Excessive floor and side deformation are major problems in deep coal mine entries in Europe, and in particular in the UK where rockbolt support is used at depths of working of around 3000 ft. This has
Jan 1, 2014
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The Development and Planning of Multiple Level Underground Limestone MinesBy Bruce W. King, David A. Newman
"Underground mines have always been an integral part of the limestone industry. However, beginning in the 1990s, the number of underground limestone mines has increased for many reasons including• Str
Jan 1, 2016