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• AHSM - Analysis of Horizontal Stress Effects in Mining
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  A software program to help improve mine layouts for control of horizontal stress.
• ARMPS-HWM - Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability - Highwall Mining
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  A software program for designing web and barrier pillars for Highwall Mining.
• ALPS - Analysis of Longwall Pillar Stability
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  Software for designing pillars for longwall mines
• ARMPS - Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  Software for designing pillars for room-and-pillar retreat mining.
• An Analysis of Reservoir Conditions and Responses in Longwall Panel Overburden During Mining and its Effect on Gob Gas Well Performance
  2/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH conducted a cooperative research study to provide direct measurements of changing reservoir conditions in longwall panel overburden.
• Field Study of Longwall Coal Mine Ventilation and Bleeder Performance
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  To assess the effectiveness of commonly applied ventilation strategies for improving air distribution and ventilation controls to meet statutory requirements.
• The Ground Response Curve, Pillar Loading and Pillar Failure in Coal Mines
  7/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper makes use of numerical models to examine the interaction between typical pillar systems and the surrounding rock mass for weak and strong geological conditions at various spans and depths of cover.
• Modeling the Effect of Seal Leakage on Spontaneous Heating in a Longwall Gob Area
  6/1/2010 - Conference papers
  In this NIOSH study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model developed in previous work is used to model the effect of seal leakage on spontaneous heating of coal in longwall gob behind the seal.
• Recommendations for a New Rock Dusting Standard to Prevent Coal Dust Explosions in Intake Airways
  5/1/2010 - Reports of Investigations
  This NIOSH report presents the results of extensive in-mine coal dust particle size surveys of dust samples collected from intake airways in 61 U.S. coal mines, representing all 10 MSHA bituminous Coal Mine Safety and Health Districts.
• Effect of Longwall Face Advance on Spontaneous Heating in Longwall Gob Areas
  3/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In this paper, Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling of the effect of longwall face advance on the spontaneous heating of coals in a two-panel gob area using a bleeder ventilation system is presented.