Information Circular 9020: Design of Bulkheads for Controlling Water in Underground Mines

Details

• Personal Author:
  Chekan, Gregory J.
• Description:
  This Bureau of Mines report presents three methods for designing bulkheads to impound water underground: (1) thin and thick plate design; (2) South African plug design; and (3) single and double bulkhead seal design. Related areas critical to the long-term effectiveness of underground water impoundments are also addressed. These include bulkhead anchorage, concrete specifications and placement, the grouting of permeable strata, and the sizing of barrier pillars. A case study involving hydrostatic tests conducted on a single bulkhead seal constructed in the safety research coal mine of the Bureau's Pittsburgh Research Center is presented in an appendix. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  42 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10004510
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3ef3e9efc80bb6e6a050d8defdb3375528dfacacfebb1486b5789c044cbdfe846716a94fdcc5dcdb856c4f635493d32b402747d02763c7e3a0e9b621d4bfb161
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206056/cdc_206056_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.53 MB ]