Numerical analysis for the prediction of bump prone conditions: A southern Appalachian pillar coal bump case study

Two miners were fatally injured when a pillar bump occurred during retreat mining in a southern West Virginia coal mine. The mine was operating in the Eagle seam with overmining in the No. 2 Gas and Powellton seams. A coal bump is defined as a sudden and violent failure of coal caused by the release...

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Autori principali: Christopher Newman, David Newman
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Serie:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
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Accesso online:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209526862030954X