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Roof Support Design

Roof Support Design is a methodological framework within ground support design that systematically determines the optimal configuration, type, and placement of structural supports to ensure stability and safety of underground excavations by mitigating roof failure mechanisms in response to geomechanical loading conditions.

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126

Authors

36

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2017–2026

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Publications

52

Assessment of roof fall risk in longwall coal mines

S. Prusek, Aleksander Wrana, Alicja Krzemień · International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment · 2016 · 76 citations · Full text

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Modeling the pipe umbrella roof support system in a Western US underground coal mine

Forrest Paul Schumacher, Eunhye Kim · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2013 · 67 citations

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Improving the energy production of roof-top solar PV systems through roof design

Hong Li, Yitao Zhang, David J. Edwards et al. · Building Simulation · 2019 · 53 citations · Full text

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Design curves for roofs and hanging-walls in bedded rock based on 'voussoir' beam and plate solutions

Gernot Beer, J L Meck · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1982 · 50 citations

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Roadside support schemes numerical simulation and field monitoring of gob-side entry retaining in soft floor and hard roof

Qing Ma, Yunliang Tan, Zenghui Zhao et al. · Arabian Journal of Geosciences · 2018 · 49 citations

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Authors

126

  1. TM
    Thomas M. Barczak

    Virginia Tech, United States

    8 publications · 145 citations

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  2. SC
    Stephen C. Tadolini

    Monash University, Australia

    3 publications · 47 citations

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  3. AG
    Aleksander Gwiazda

    Silesian University of Technology, Poland

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  4. JB
    Joe Bower

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  5. VV
    V. V. Gabov

    Saint Petersburg Mining University, Russia

    2 publications · 28 citations

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Institutions

36

  1. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    396 citations

  2. Silesian University of Technology

    Gliwice, Poland

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    111 citations

  3. Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research

    Dhanbad, India

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    362 citations

  4. Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

    Dhanbad, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  5. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    59 citations

  6. Saint Petersburg Mining University

    St Petersburg, Russia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    62 citations

  7. Taiyuan University of Technology

    Taiyuan, China

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    265 citations

  8. Xi'an University of Science and Technology

    Xi'an, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    88 citations

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  3. Energies

    3 publications · 80 citations

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  4. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

    2 publications · 30 citations

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