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  • SME-ICGCM
    Effect of High Horizontal Stress on Coal Mine Entry Intersection Stability

    By K. Hanna

    This manuscript describes an extensive ground control study at the Inland Steel No. 2 Mine near McLeansboro, IL, conducted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Mines (USEM) in coope

    Jan 1, 1986

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    Applications Of Reflection Seismics To Mapping Coal Seam Structure And Discontinuities

    By T. L. Dobecki

    As a means of demonstrating the effectiveness of reflection seismology in determining continuity of coal seams, three U. S. field projects are reviewed. The three projects involve coals of varied thic

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME-ICGCM
    Mechanisms of Chimney Subsidence Over Abandoned Coal Mines

    By Mario G. Karfakis

    Mining related subsidence is a major concern over abandoned shallow coal mines. Many of the subsidence prone areas are presently used or will be used in the future for residential housing development.

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Utilizing The ?Advance And Relieve? Method To Reduce Horizontal Stress Affects On The Mine Roof, A Case Study (b5b945af-699f-46b0-ae56-a98434baad9f)

    By Dennis R. Dolinar

    A room and pillar coal operation in central Pennsylvania was experiencing roof cutters and long running roof falls caused by high horizontal stresses. The roof conditions created hazards for the miner

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    An Approach To Identifying Geological Properties From Roof Bolter Drilling Parameters

    By Gerald I. Finfinger

    Identifying the properties of overlying rocks in underground mining operations is important to ensure the appropriate roof support design is used to maintain stability of the mine entries. Recently J.

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    Evaluating Techniques for Monitoring Rock Falls and Slope Stability (03558dcc-00ee-4336-8044-b80294644df0)

    By Edward McHugh

    While less than 1% of reported accidents are associated with slope stability problems. slope failures were responsible for about 15% of all U.S. surface mine fatalities between 1995 and 2001. Small ro

    Jan 1, 2002

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    Preventing Roof Fall Accidents - An Operation's Approach

    By Joe Zelanko

    In order to prevent roof fall accidents and injuries, U.S. underground coal mine operators must develop and implement effective roof control strategies. Various tools are available to assist engineers

    Jan 1, 2011

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    Considerations Of Gas Outbursts In Using Dome Salt Mines For Storage Of Oil And Nuclear Waste

    By M. Ashraf Mahtab

    A feature of interest in stability of excavations in domal salt is the phenomenon of gas outbursts which has occurred in five of the six mines in Louisiana salt domes. Gas outbursts are sudden errupti

    Jan 1, 1981

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    Recent Developments In Subsidence Prediction And Control For The Eastern U.S. Coalfields

    By M. Karmis

    Underground mining will disturb the natural equilibrium of the rock mass, causing significant stress redistributions in the vicinity of the excavation with corresponding horizontal and vertical displa

    Jan 1, 1984

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    The Application Of Rock Mass Classification Principles To Coal Mine Design In UK Conditions

    By David J. Reddish

    Longwall systems are inflexible in layout, intolerant of disruption and represent a substantial investment. It is therefore essential drat all understanding of the likely strata behaviour and support

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    Assessing Coal Bumps From Excess Energy in Finite Difference Models

    By Ryan Garvey

    A numerical investigation is made into unstable failures of coal pillars (i.e. coal bumps) using the finite difference software FLAC3D. A static energy balance is first derived to calculate the excess

    Jan 1, 2013

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    Laboratory Testing of Rib Straps

    By E. Bane Kroeger

    Rib failure is a hazard that has resulted in many injuries and fatalities in underground coal mines, especially in soft coal seams. Conventional rib control methods including rib boarding, shotcreting

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME-ICGCM
    Resupporting High Roof Falls

    By Nicholas Chlumecky

    One of the most dangerous jobs in mining is that of resupporting the roof after a fall has occurred. The resulting cavity may be more than 30 feet high, with relatively unstable sides and roof. It is

    Jan 1, 1981

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    Development of a Risk Rating System for Use in Underground Coal Mining

    By Johann van Wjk

    Mandatory Codes of Practice to Combat Rock Fall Accidents came into force on South African Collieries in 1997. These were drawn up in accordance with guidelines issued by the Chief Inspector of Mines,

    Jan 1, 2002

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    A Study of Potential Fault Reactivation and Water Intrusion at a Longwall Coal Mine in Appalachia

    By Francis Kendorski

    A longwall coal mine in Appalachia about 1,500 ft deep encountered a fault while developing a new longwall panel. The fault extended from mining depth to the surface near a secondary road and drainage

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Ground Control Experiences in a High Horizontal Stress Field at Inland Steel Coal Mine NO. 2,

    By C. Thomas Blevins

    This paper is intended to be a hands on experience account about ground control in a Southern Illinois coal mine. Its aim is to show how a combination of real world mining practices and constraints al

    Jan 1, 1984

  • SME-ICGCM
    Mine-Wide Physical Property Trend Identification Using Portable Onsite Test Devices

    By Thomas L. Vandergrift

    The type and severity of coal mine entry failures are affected by the strength and stiffness properties of the roof, floor, end coal. Knowledge of the mine-wide trends of these properties Is valuable

    Jan 1, 1990

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    Validation of Entry Stability Factors Determined By the Strength Reduction Method Against Empirical Approaches

    By Gabriel S. Esterhuizen

    The design of support for underground excavations is a complex process in which the interaction between supports and the rock mass must be evaluated. The strength reduction method (SRM) is useful beca

    Jan 1, 2013

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    Key Technologies of Integration of Coal Mining–Gangue Washing–Gob Backfilling

    By Wei Yin, Yu Wu, Xiexing Miao

    "For engineering problems of “three under” coal (coal trapped under buildings, waters-bodies and railways) exploitation, environment protection and gangue separation from raw coal underground exist in

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Learning Our Geotechnical Limits and Pushing Our Longwalls Through Them

    By Richard N. Campbell

    The world?s ever-expanding demand for energy and coking coals has resulted in the underground mining industry looking at taking on increasingly marginal and geotechnically challenging deposits. The dr

    Jan 1, 2014