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• Ground Support Factor of Safety Calculator
  2/14/2022 - PC software
  Use this factor of safety calculator when designing an underground mining excavation’s ground support.
• S-Pillar - Software for Stone Mine Pillar Design
  10/29/2018 - PC software
  Software for stone mine pillar design.
• 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.
• CMRR - Coal Mine Roof Rating
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  Software for estimating the relative inherent strength of coal mine roof.
• AMSS - Analysis of Multiple Seam Stability
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  A software program that helps to identify the location and likely severity of multiple seam interactions
• Pillar and Roof Span Design Guidelines for Underground Stone Mines
  5/1/2011 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  This document presents the results of research conducted by NIOSH in cooperation with participating underground stone mines to develop generally applicable guidelines for designing stable pillars and roof spans in stone mines.
• Pillar Strength in Underground Stone Mines in the United States
  1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Stone mines in the eastern and midwestern United States use the room-and-pillar method of mining to extract relatively flat-laying sedimentary formations. A survey of pillar performance was carried out to identify potential modes of instability.
• Roof Span Design for Underground Stone Mines
  7/1/2010 - Conference papers
  In this paper, the findings of a survey of roof span stability issues and design practices are presented, and the observed factors contributing to roof instability are discussed.