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6/1/2010 - Conference papersThis study examined the potential for coal mine roof bolter dust to be a source of a worker's exposure to respirable quartz.
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7/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper examines catastrophic failures of evaporite mines (including salt, potash and trona) that show that violent failure does, in fact, occur and attempts to identify common factors and characterize the mechanism of failure.
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8/1/2006 - Conference papersNIOSH conducted wet/dry immersion cycling of clay-rich rocks, which provides an accurate, quick and inexpensive method for estimating the moisture sensitivity of mudrocks. With this information mine operators can begin to anticipate hazardous ground.
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1/1/2000 - Conference papersThis study reviewed 31 technical papers that analyze shear strengths for clay and sands containing rock particles. Results show that shear strength gradually increases with increasing percentages of floating particles in unsaturated clays.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program