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  • SME-ICGCM
    A Simple Finite Element Model For Predicting The Behaviour Of Hydraulically Powered Coalmine Supports

    By Brian G. D. Smart

    A scheme is presented whereby the complexities of design and operation of a hydraulically powered coalmine support are modelled using the finite element method. This enables predictions to be made of

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME-ICGCM
    Development of a Laboratory Facility for Testing Shear Performance of Installed Rock Reinforcement Tendons

    By L. Mahony

    This paper describes the design, construction and commissioning testing program for a laboratory facility at the School of Mining Engineering, UNSW, Australia, aimed at evaluating reinforcement tendon

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME-ICGCM
    Review of Evaluation and Design of Secondary Support Performance in Longwall Ventilation Entries

    By Erik Westman, Benjamin Mirabile

    "Quantitative evaluation of secondary support performance in longwall tailgates in U.S. coal mines was introduced with the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) Wood Crib Performance Model. This model evaluated

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SME-ICGCM
    Multi-Scale Assessment Of Coal And Gas Outbursts Based On Fractal Measurements

    By Mingju Liu

    In this research, we measured fractal characteristics of over ten typical outburst areas on different scales and related them to their outburst proneness, in attempts to provide new methods for outbur

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    Stability Mapping System

    By Quanxi Wang

    This paper presents a new stability mapping system which tightly integrates structural and geologic mapping with geo- mechanical stress analysis for use in support design and mine plan- ning. The stru

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME-ICGCM
    Greater Safety With Increased Productivity Coal Mining Operations

    By William B. Beerbower

    When full length resin grouted bolts were introduced into U. S. coal mines some 11 years ago, it was assumed that safety would be the primary benefit. There is ample testimony to substantiate the safe

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME-ICGCM
    Development of Mechanized Ground Support Installation Equipment for Improved Safety in Narrow Vein Mine Conditions

    By William Kendall

    INTRODUCTION Stillwater Mining Company, with its two underground, hard rock mines in South Central Montana, is the largest primary producer of palladium and platinum in the Western Hemisphere. Plat

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME-ICGCM
    The Influence of Interface Friction and W/H Ratio on the Violence of Coal Specimen Failure ? A Comparison Between a Bump and Non?Bump Prone Mines

    By Simon H. Prassetyo

    Violent failures of coal pillars, known in practice as coal mine bumps, have long been a subject of investigation. Many field investigations have considered geological conditions that create high stre

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SME-ICGCM
    Developments in Improving the Standard of Installation and Bond Strength of Full Column Resin Roofbolts

    By Peter Altounyan

    Goedehoop Colliery in the Witbank Coalfield of South Africa produces some 8 million tonnes of coal from fully mechanised room and pillar mining methods, using resin anchored bolts as roof support. Inv

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SME-ICGCM
    Sandy Creek Waterfall?Case Study of Successful Management of the Potential Impacts of Longwall Mining on a Sensitive Natural Surface Feature

    By Bruce K. Hebblewhite

    BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal operates Dendrobium Mine in an area 10-20km west-northwest of Wollongong in the Southern Coalfield of New South Wales, Australia. The mine recently completed longwall mini

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME-ICGCM
    36 Years of Subsidence Reporting at the ICGCM

    By Nicole E. Evanek, Anthony T. Iannacchione

    "Over the past 36 years, a great deal of information has been presented and discussed at the International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM). The topic of surface subsidence engineering h

    Jan 1, 2018

  • SME-ICGCM
    Fully Grouted Torque Tension Bolts Successfully Support Pittsburgh Seam Longwall Gate-roads

    By John Kucish

    Roof bolting in the Pittsburgh Coalbed takes many forms today: coupled partially grouted bolts, fully grouted rebar, passive cable bolts, tensioned cable bolts, and torque tension rebar. The Federal N

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SME-ICGCM
    Meeting the Challenges of Floor and Sidewall Strata Control in UK Deep Coal Mines

    By 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

  • SME-ICGCM
    A History of Bock Burst Research in the Coeur D'Alene Mining District

    By Michael Jenkins

    This paper reviews the history of rock burst research in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District of northern Idaho over the last 30 years. Rock bursting is a problem because of a combination of geologi

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME-ICGCM
    Geological Sensing - The Key To Increasing Miner Safety

    By J. R. M. Hill

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines is involved in research to improve geological sensing (or geo-sensing) techniques. This paper presents results from field trials of two research projects concerned with new te

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME-ICGCM
    A 3-D Semi-Analytical Method for Subsidence Prediction and Stress Analysis in Coal Mining

    By Li-min Liu

    The Semi-Analytical method can be used to solve a variety of problems in geomechanics and civil engineering. When it comes to layered rock strata and rock masses, it is superior to all other analytica

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SME-ICGCM
    Progress In The Development Of A Roof Bolt Design Methodology Based On Resisting Shear

    By Ross Seedsman

    There are many models for how roof bolts behave, one of which is prevention of shear along bedding. The basis of this model is that a roof beam will not delaminate if bedding parallel shear can be pre

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    Combined Effects of Rock Bedding Orientation and Topography on Stresses Around Mine Openings

    By Amirhossein Molavi Tabrizi

    In this paper we introduce a realistic model for mine openings that explicitly considers the effects of local irregular topography. Also, we consider the effect of entry orientation and rock anisotrop

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SME-ICGCM
    Roadway Supporting Technology Applied to Very Soft Coal Seam at Yanlong Mining Area in China

    By Sheng Zhang

    The compressive strength of coal in Yanlong mine area of China is less than 3 MPa. Basically, it is powdery. The roof and floor rocks are mudstone. Therefore this coal seam is a typical ?three soft? c

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SME-ICGCM
    Highwall Stability Implications from Longwall Mining at Broadmeadow Mine

    By Bob Coutts, Matt Martin, Dan Lynch, Dan Payne

    "The Broadmeadow punch longwall coal mine in Central Queensland Australia has experienced significant highwall movement associated with the effect of longwall subsidence when the longwalls approach th

    Jan 1, 2018