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• Alternative Mining Methods in Challenging Environments
  3/8/2019 - 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.
• 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.
• Underground Stone Mine Pillar Design in Challenging Conditions
  3/30/2017 - 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.
• Durable Roof Support for Underground Metal Mines
  3/30/2017 - 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.
• Ground Control Safety for Deep Vein Mines
  11/5/2016 - Research projects
  A project to establish a new standard for ground control safety in deep vein mines.
• Durable Support for Western U.S. Underground Metal Mines
  10/27/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce injuries and fatalities in western U.S. underground metal mines by reducing the falls of ground in these mines.
• Support Design Procedures for Difficult Ground Conditions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop engineering guidelines for support design that will reduce groundfall fatalities under supported roof in underground coal mines.
• Mine Roof Simulator (MRS) Laboratory
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to utilize the capabilities of the Mine Roof Simulator (MRS) Laboratory to test underground roof support and ventilation structures and apply these results to engineer safer products and applications.
• Empirical Guidelines for Longwall Ground Control Design
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to update the database of case histories upon which the Analysis of Longwall Pillar Stability (ALPS) software bases its recommended stability factors.