Mechanism and Prevention of a Chock Support Failure in the Longwall Top-Coal Caving Faces: A Case Study in Datong Coalfield, China

Longwall chock support failures seriously restrain the safety and high-efficiency of mining of extra thick coal seams, as well as causing a great waste of coal resources. During longwall top-coal caving (LTCC), the influential effect of the properties and the movement regulation of top-coal on strat...

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Main Authors: Zhu Li, Jialin Xu, Shengchao Yu, Jinfeng Ju, Jingmin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/2/288