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Occurrence and Remediation of Coal Mine Bumps: A Historical Review

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    United States. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Research Center
  • Description:
    One of the most difficult, longstanding engineering problems associated with coal mining is the catastrophic failure of cog mine structures known as bumps. For more than 70 years, researchers and practitioners have assembled a wealth of technical information on coal bumps in an attempt to understand and control them. However, many technical issues raised long ago are still being debated today. This paper examines past experiences and recognizes achievements in the realm of coal bumps. U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) researchers collected and analyzed 172 coal bump incident reports and compiled the pertinent statistics into a database. Actual field studied are also discussed. Examination of past experience has shown that there is no one set of defining characteristics that is responsible for coal bumps. In all cases, bumps occur when complex arrangements of geology, stress, and mining conditions interact to interfere with the orderly dissipation of stress. However, it is evident from the database that a tremendous reservoir of knowledge has been established from past experience that has unquestionably limited the severity of coal mine bumps in the United States.
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    Proceedings: Mechanics and Mitigation of Violent Failure in Coal and Hard-Rock Mines. Special Publication: 01-95, Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1995 May; :27-67
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    Text
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    Conference Publications
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    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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    nn:20024604
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    urn:sha-512:3069112c59619b2ec0f0e6f97e1118fc84bb7467f605b44f293feaa043505ad4069a0d16b7bfbd540d77cb55303ffa53e61f4026f9d48ed9c89b942c766d2fbf
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