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• 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.
• MIS Analysis and DINSAR Measurements – Tools for Improving Mine Ground Control Safety
  9/18/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract with the University of Utah to improve seismic coverage, instrument a yield pillar, develop an extended numerical model, and evaluate statistical methods.
• Mitigation of Groundfall Hazards Through Integration of Novel Field and Numerical Techniques
  9/18/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to develope improvements in ground characterization, monitoring, analysis, and design approaches.
• Calibrating the LaModel Program for Deep Cover Pillar Retreat Coal Mining
  9/18/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  West Virginia University will calibrate the LaModel Program to aid in projecting success and accuracy of design methodologies for safe retreat mining.
• 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.
• Two Sister Reports of Investigations on Ground Stress Research
  7/29/2020 - Publications
  Two Reports of Investigations provide detailed findings on ground stress redistribution resulting from mining, which could ultimately lead to significant improvements in the stability of mine excavations and ensure a safer working environment for miners.
• Analysis of ARMPS2010 Database with LaModel and an Updated Abutment Angle Equation
  1/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper presenting a new equation for calculating accurate abutment angles for deeper mining cases. The new equation was tested using both ARMPS2010 and LaModel for the entire case history database of ARMPS2010.
• Loading Characteristics of Mechanical Rib Bolts Determined Through Testing and Numerical Modeling
  1/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study of the loading characteristics of mechanical bolts (stiffness and capacity) installed in coal ribs at five underground coal mines.
• Overview of Current US Longwall Gateroad Support Practices: An Update
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An overview of recent trends in US longwall mining, with an emphasis on accident and injury trends, as well as support systems and ground conditions.