Results 1 - 10 of 18

• Underground Stone Mine Pillar Design in Challenging Conditions
  1/13/2023 - Research projects
  A project to build the framework for expanding pillar design criteria into challenging environments by undertaking pillar response investigations in representative conditions at case study mine sites.
• Open Pit Highwall Safety
  11/29/2022 - Research projects
  A project to determine the need for improved bench design guidelines and develop slope monitoring radar guidelines for application to open pit mines.
• Highwall Safety: Rockfall Catchment Design and Slope Performance Monitoring at Surface Mines and Quarries
  11/8/2022 - Research projects
  A project to increase the safety of open pit mines through improving upon or developing new rockfall catch bench design guidelines and improving slope performance monitoring capabilities at open pit and quarry sites.
• Methods to Reduce Potential for Massive Ground Collapses in Underground Stone Mines
  12/10/2021 - Research projects
  A project investigating massive ground collapses and ways to reduce the potential for collapse events.
• Durable Roof Support for Underground Metal Mines
  9/16/2020 - Research projects
  A project to employ state-of-the-art ground control science, in a targeted program of case studies, to develop engineering solutions for ground control hazards in underground metal mines.
• Developing a Real-Time Ground Stability Informatics System
  9/16/2020 - Research projects
  A project to identify needs for enabling better detection of ground control hazards in underground metal mines.
• Alternative Mining Methods in Challenging Environments
  9/16/2020 - Research projects
  A project to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by rockburst-related ground failures in underground mines by developing an integrated, systematic approach for monitoring mining-induced seismic events.
• Design Procedures for Gateroad Ground Control
  3/4/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop engineering-based procedures that will contribute to the practical design of ground control systems in gateroad excavations and longwall extractions.
• Blast Damage Control to Reduce Injuries from Ground Falls in Underground Western U.S. Hard Rock Mines
  2/15/2018 - Research projects
  A project to make available blast damage models and an easy-to-use software tool for mining engineers to use in developing improved blast designs.
• Assessing Elevated Stress Due to Full Extraction Mining
  1/16/2018 - Research projects
  A project to develop engineering-based stress analysis procedures for improved assessment of stress-related hazards due to full extraction mining.