Coal bursts that occur during development: A rock mechanics enigma

Coal bursts are typically associated with highly stressed coal. Most bursts occur during retreat mining (longwall mining or pillar recovery) in highly stressed locations like the tailgate corner of the longwall panel. Others are associated with multiple seam interactions. However, a small but signif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christopher Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268617308376