The analysis and application of granular backfill material to reduce surface subsidence in China's northwest coal mining area.

In China's northwest coal mining area, the excavation of shallow buried thick coal seams has caused serious damage to the phreatic water layer and induced deterioration of the ecological environment. Backfilling is a basic method of controlling the loss of groundwater and reducing surface subsi...

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Main Authors: Erhu Bai, Wenbing Guo, Yi Tan, Daming Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6056034?pdf=render