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• Building Capacity and Enhancing Ground Control Safety through Improvement and Extension of the LaModel Program
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to enhance ground control safety and produce qualified MS and PhD graduates with ground control expertise through improving and extending the LaModel program.
• Analysis of Mine Seismicity and Geotechnical Modeling for Improved Safety in Underground Coal Mines
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to provide qualified individuals with opportunities to pursue MS and PhD degrees focused on ground control, research the cause of mining-induced seismicity, and improve safety in burst-prone coal mines.
• Vertical Load Capacities of Roof Truss Cross Members
  5/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing laboratory tests that were conducted to determine the vertical load capacity and deflection of three different types of cross members used in the trusses of coal mine roof support.
• Shale Failure Mechanics and Intervention Measures in Underground Coal Mines: Results from 50 Years of Ground Control Safety Research
  2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report presenting a historical narrative on the research the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has conducted in relation to rock mechanics and shale.
• Volumetric Measurement of Rock Movement Using Photogrammetry
  1/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing two ways photogrammetric techniques are being used for rock mass and support monitoring.
• Analysis of the Current Rib Support Practices and Techniques in U.S. Coal Mines
  1/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH analyzes the current practices of rib control in U.S. coal mines. Twenty underground coal mines were studied representing various coal basins, coal seams, geology, loading conditions, and rib control strategies.
• Ground Control Research: Considering Local Geology to Improve Longwall Pillar Stability
  11/3/2015 - Unpublished documents and reports
  A description of two Ground Control Program projects that aim to enhance mine safety through improved longwall pillar designs that consider a mine’s local geology.
• Ground Control Overview
  11/3/2015 - Research areas
  Ground Control Overview Topic Page
• Roof Support
  9/22/2015 - Research areas
  Roof Support Topic Page
• Rock Falls
  9/22/2015 - Catalogs and indexes, Research areas
  NIOSH Mining topic page on rock falls.