New Developments With The Coal Mine Roof Rating

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 6-8, 2002, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Personal Author:
  Mark, Christopher ; Molinda, Gregory M. ; Barton, Timothy M.
• Description:
  The Coal Mine Roof Rating (CMRR) was first presented at this conference 9 years ago. Since its introduction, the CMRR has been incorporated into many aspects of mine planning, including longwall pillar design, roof support selection, feasibility studies, and extended-cut evaluation. It has also become truly international, with involvement in mine designs and funded research projects in the Republic of South Africa, Canada, and Australia. The purpose of this paper is to bring the mining community up to date with recent improvements and applications of the CMRR. The most important new development is a streamlined process for determining the CMRR from exploratory drill core. Only three types of information are now required: (1) fracture spacing (or rock quality designation), (2) uniaxial compressive strength (or axial point load testing), and (3) diametral point load testing. The moisture sensitivity adjustment has also been changed, and new research has related the immersion test to slake durability. Most recently, the CMRR has been implemented in a computer program, which can be obtained from NIOSH free of charge. The program facilitates calculation of the CMRR from either underground or drill core data. Values from many locations can be saved in a single file, and an interface with AutoCAD allows CMRR contour plots to be integrated into mine planning. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Geology Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Ground-control; Ground-stability; Geology; Rock-falls; Longwall-mining; Coal-mining; Underground-mining; Computer-software; Hazards; Injuries; Safety-research
• Source:
  Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 6-8, 2002, Morgantown, West Virginia. Peng SS, Mark C, Khair AW, Heasley KA, eds. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 2002 Aug; :294-301
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  0939084569
• Publisher:
  West Virginia University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024703
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Editor(s):
  Peng SS; Mark C; Khair AW; Heasley KA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a76b6dbd04613bd4e5f254b133910bad2d71a1af7a6d68478a460cbdce84ea374cee1870d3a8156cca90089fd45da27838079c33577e323e9f3772801d7cf42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9122/cdc_9122_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 150.12 KB ]