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• Evaluation of Tailgate Ground and Support Interaction in the Illinois Basin for the Development of a Ground Reaction Curve Based Standing Support Design
  7/1/2009 - Conference papers
  As part of an effort to obtain more field data on longwall tailgate and support interaction, a study was conducted at a longwall mine in the Herrin No. 6 coal seam in southern Illinois.
• A First Step in Developing Roof Support Design Criteria Based on Ground Reaction Data for Pittsburgh Seam Longwall Tailgate Support
  7/1/2008 - Conference papers
  In this NIOSH study to optimize standing roof support design, ground response curves were developed for longwall tailgate conditions from numerical models of Pittsburgh Coal Seam geology.
• Evaluation of Support and Ground Response as Longwall Face Advances into and Widens Pre-Driven Recovery Room
  7/1/2007 - Conference papers
  A cooperative study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of (partially) pre-driven longwall recovery rooms supported with pumpable roof supports.
• Longwall Shield and Standing Gateroad Support Designs - Is Bigger Better?
  6/1/2007 - Conference papers
  There are fundamental aspects of support design and ground control that we still do not understand or recognize when designing a support system. These issues are evaluated and a different approach to support design is proposed.
• Evaluation of the Impact of Standing Support on Ground Behavior in Longwall Tailgates
  8/1/2005 - Conference papers
  The conclusion drawn from this study was that standing supports do not have sufficient capacity to control main roof or floor loading or prevent the resulting convergence of the tailgate entry.
• The Relationship of Roof Movement and Strata-Induced Microseismic Emissions to Roof Falls
  2/1/2004 - Conference papers
  This paper examines the capabilities of convergence and microseismic monitoring systems to better understand roof rock failure mechanics and anticipate falls. Understanding these techniques is critical in developing effective ground control strategy.
• Pumpable Roof Supports: Developing Design Criteria by Measurement of the Ground Reaction Curve
  8/1/2003 - Conference papers
  Pumpable roof supports provide an alternative longwall tailgate roof support and have grown in usage recently. Despite the success of these supports, questions remain regarding critical design issues for optimizing the use of this technology.
• Updating the NIOSH Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP) With New Support Technologies and Additional Design Features
  8/1/2001 - Conference papers
  The Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP) was updated to Version 2.3. This paper describes the additional features: including uncontrolled convergence into the design requirements for standing roof supports; the addition of design procedures fo...
• Coal Mine Subsidence Prediction Using a Boundary-Element Program
  3/1/1999 - Conference papers
  This paper presents several case studies in which a mechanics-based boundary-element program is used to back-calculate the surface subsidence associated with various panels at several northern Appalachian coal mines.
• Analysis of the Interaction Between Mobile Roof Supports and Mine Strata
  11/1/1998 - Conference papers
  To provide a better understanding of the mechanics of strata deformation, the authors have collected and reviewed measurements of convergence and stress in one western U.S. mine and have completed modeling for two typical pillar-pulling plans.