Advances in Coal Mine Ground Control

Advances in Coal Mine Ground Control is a comprehensive text covering all recent advances in coal mine ground control, the most advanced subsystem of the rapidly advancing coal mining systems.

This complete resource is written by Professor Syd Peng who, alongside leading experts from the world’s major coal producing countries, has contributed extensively to the understanding of subsidence from underground coal mining, longwall operations and ground control in underground mines.

Syd and the team of contributors bring together key advances from the past decade into one comprehensive resource that is accessible to all those studying, researching and working in the mining industry.

This book is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students of mining engineering and related programs, and a must-have reference for mining, civil and geotechnical engineers.

Written and edited by the world’s leading experts on ground control in coal miningCovers all aspects of ground control practices in coal minesFocuses on advances over the past decade, equipping readers with the most up-to-date knowledge regarding current research and practices in the field

1. Research Developments that contributed to the Landscape of Longwall Roof Support Design over the past 25 Years 2. Study on the factors influencing the load capacity of shield 3. Structural Engineering Principles in Coal Mine Strata Control – the Common Link Between Empirical Models, Numerical Models and Practical Solutions 4. Rock Failure above and below Chain Pillars- Implications for Subsidence and Fluid Flow Between Goafs 5. Overburden Response to Longwall Mining 6. Surface Subsidence Characteristics due to High-intensity Mining and Structures Damages Prevention Techniques 7. Ground Control during Pillar Recovery with Continuous Miner 8. Nondestructive Testing of Bolt Support Quality and Stability Control of Coal Mine Roadways 9. Practical Coal Mine Ground Control – Operator’s Perspective 10. The Use of Cable Bolts for Ground Control - Current Applications and Future Innovation 11. Rock Failure Process Analysis Method (RFPA) for Modeling Coal Strata Movement 12. Thick Seam Coal Mining and Its Ground Control 13. Experience in Ground Control Evaluation of Longwall Recovery Using Numerical Modeling and In-situ Monitoring