Structure instability forecasting and analysis of giant rock pillars in steeply dipping thick coal seams

Pillar strength in underground stone mines in the United States

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Assessment of mining induced stress development over coal pillars during depillaring

Arun Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh, J. Maiti et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2011 · 165 citations

Engineering, Mining Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering +12

A new cavability assessment criterion for Longwall Top Coal Caving

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The Äspö Pillar Stability Experiment: Part II—Rock mass response to coupled excavation-induced and thermal-induced stresses

Johan Andersson, C. Derek Martin, Håkan Stille · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2009 · 149 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +14

Analysis on rock burst danger when fully-mechanized caving coal face passed fault with deep mining

Xuehua Chen, Weiqing Li, Xianyang Yan · Safety Science · 2011 · 95 citations

Engineering, Geology, Mining Engineering +15