Mine Roof Simulator: Definition and Discussion of Parameters

Details

• Personal Author:
  Wade, Lewis V.
• Description:
  This report provides background information concerning a mine roof simulator currently being considered by the Bureau of Mines. The simulator is a mechanical device with the ability to simulate the forces and displacements associated with mine roof over an area 20 by 20 feet. The topics covered in the report include a conceptual description of the system, definition of system capabilities, discussion of how such capabilities were decided upon, description of available control modes, and a comparison between the mine roof simulator facility and similar facilities existing elsewhere. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Case 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:
  1-18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10000996
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bd521a54aa560e45fb6ddd6a08811247e71ab60f5e2273e1623a5c9d9dd8f5b802fc666c1e24d4cb0ba1f73534d2ff8ffefa7a57c56b99389a08c69d8249c7af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234001/cdc_234001_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]