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Characteristics of Mining-Induced Seismicity Associated with Roof Falls and Roof Caving Events

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    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
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    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated microseismic activity from three field sites to compare and contrast the characteristics of microseismic emissions from very different geologic, stress, and mining environments. Recently, NIOSH has embarked on a research program to evaluate the use of microseismic monitoring information to identify roof fall failure processes and to assess its potential to warn of unstable roof conditions. Large roof instabilities, such as roof falls and certain roof caving events, have proven difficult to anticipate representing an increased risk to miners working in these inherently hazardous areas. When local failure processes are better understood, appropriate control measures can be engineered to mitigate these hazards. This study used microseismic emissions to help identify three local rock failure processes. It was also shown that analysis of microseismic emissions can aid in assessing the degree of instability associated with these local rock failure processes.
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    Alaska Rocks 2005, Proceedings of the 40th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-29, 2005. Alexandria, VA: American Rock Mechanics Association, Paper No. ARMA/USRMS 05-678, 2005 Jun; :1-10
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    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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    nn:20028125
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    urn:sha-512:bc56810414f4cb847e754daf39fafd0ff02dce59d67d6e8d75016ff6c48f28c12bb3f76248dc0c10baa05d8e08b54dace635be9f3bff6dd24822825fdae4c967
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