Pressure-Arching Characteristics in Roof Blocks during Shallow Coal Mining

A Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Monitoring System for Roof Safety Control in Underground Coal Mining

Monitoring of roof activity is a primary measure adopted in the prevention of roof collapse accidents and functions to optimize and support the design of roadways in underground coalmines. However, traditional monitoring measures, such as using mechanical extensometers or electronic gauges, either require arduous underground labor or cannot function properly in the harsh underground environment...

Study on the Vibration Response Characteristics of Broken Roof Rock in Coal Roadway

Received: December 18, 2015 Revised: September 29, 2016 Accepted: October 18, 2016 Abstract: Background: Aiming at the challenges in control and perdition of roof strata which caused by the complexity of coal mine roof, the force and vibration characteristics of drill bit have been analyzed considering the coupling vibration between drill bit and coal rock, and the characteristics of coupled vi...

Mine Roof Condition and the Occurrence of Roof Falls in Coal Mines

Mine roof fall characteristics of 250 falls in 5 different room-and-pillar coal mines, located in Pike, Martin, and Floyd counties, Kentucky, were investigated to determine the relationship of selected parameters associated with roof failure and the assumed condition of the mine roof before failure. The selected parameters used in the study included: presence of cracks and water before the occu...

Fundamentals of 3D modelling and resource estimation in coal mining

The prerequisite of maintaining an efficient and safe mining operation is the proper design of a mine by considering all aspects. The first step in a coal mine design is a realistic geometrical modelling of the coal seam(s). The structural features such as faults and folding must be reliably implemented in 3D seam models. Upon having a consistent seam model, the attributes such as calorific val...

Coal Exploration and Mining