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5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study in which laboratory testing was used to identify the engineering characteristics and brittleness of coal samples.
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2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to adapt and use existing pattern-detection technology to identify minute changes in the mine environment.
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1/16/2018 - Research areasGround Monitoring Topic Page
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1/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal issuesAn article describing a comprehensive monitoring program that measured the rock mass displacements, support response, and stress changes at a longwall tailgate entry in West Virginia.
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11/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract to quantify the ground response in underground coal mines with different geologic settings and depths of cover.
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11/15/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract to develop a roof bolt drill instrumented for ground characterization, mapping, and support design.
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3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article by NIOSH describes the advantage of using numerical models with the strength reduction method to evaluate entry stability in complex multiple-seam conditions.
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11/3/2015 - Unpublished documents and reportsA description of two Ground Control Program projects that aim to enhance mine safety through improved longwall pillar designs that consider a mine’s local geology.
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9/22/2015 - Research areasSlope Stability Topic Page
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9/22/2015 - Research areasHorizontal Stress Topic Page
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program