Ground Support Factor of Safety Calculator

Details

• Personal Author:
  Benton D ; Britton J ; Chambers D ; Raffaldi M ; Warren S ; Young M
• Description:
  The Ground Support Factor of Safety Calculator software calculates deadweight factor of safety (FOS) for an underground mining excavation's ground support design based on user inputs and methods. Both two-dimensional (2D) design and 3-dimensional (cone) options are available for drift and intersection design, respectively. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  3D Coal Mining Computer Software Excavations Ground Stability Three Dimensional Underground Mining
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022121
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Software
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division ; PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064660
• Citation:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-121, 2022 Feb; :software
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c10d21c79c2e2f8e36e089f5b5bbbd3c1c91bcc212393ad33e5e35cd757d5087729aa29aa23faf5bdafb819052e19076f6f96472dc8207b0c487d7c2499fa9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210212/cdc_210212_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 105.55 KB ]