An assessment of coal pillar system stability criteria based on a mechanistic evaluation of the interaction between coal pillars and the overburden

Coal pillar design has historically assigned a factor of safety (FoS) or stability factor (SF) according to their estimated strength and the assumed overburden load acting on them. Acceptable FoS values have been assigned based on past mining experience or a statistical link between FoS and probabil...

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Main Authors: Guy Reed, Kent Mctyer, Russell Frith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268616302051