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Longwall Gateroad Stability Analysis Based on Field Monitoring and Bonded Block Modeling Results

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    Based on the 2010-2019 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident report database, 91% of reported ground control accident in the US longwall mines were caused by gateroad roof instability. This can be related to the significant changes in loading conditions that gateroads are subject to from the development to the longwall abutment loading phases, combined with the thinly bedded shale roof, found in many US longwall coal mines. One of the challenges in designing efficient support systems is to understand the roof instability mechanisms along with support-roof interactions under this complex loading condition. Field monitoring of roof displacement and stress changes coupled with detailed analyses using numerical models are well-documented techniques to study the causes of roof instabilities. However, traditional modeling techniques require additional calibration to simulate delamination and buckling of shale roof, one of the main roof instability mechanisms in longwall mines. One alternative modeling technique is the UDEC Bonded Block Method (BBM) where bedded roof and support interactions can be explicitly captured. This paper presents the development of a BBM model of a longwall entry at a 180 m depth of cover with a three-entry gateroad layout along with roof extensometer monitoring results. The models are validated against the monitoring data, showing the potential for BBM numerical models capturing the complex roof and support system interactions to assist with optimizing gateroad layouts and support systems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Series:
    Mining Publications
  • ISBN:
    9781713863700
  • Publisher:
    Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Proceedings
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    48-61
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20067505
  • Citation:
    Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM 2022), July 26-28, 2022, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), 2022 Jul; :48-61
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2022
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Source Full Name:
    Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM 2022), July 26-28, 2022, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
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    urn:sha-512:79ebe2261c9292c17c2c0c58233381a9e073add04f0310c18ef313bdeb6af2a7c146e2d116c84f4e4f992ecf41716e9441f0298a6eea1eaec62c162b1294e3a7
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