Preliminary Investigation into Measurement While Drilling as a Means to Characterize the Coalmine Roof

The variable nature of the coalmine roof poses a challenge to roadway stability during underground coal mining. There have been fatalities and financial losses in the coal mining industry due to roadway failures and roof falls. Generally, the geotechnical and geological data gathered from exploratio...

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Main Authors: Manoj Khanal, Johnny Qin, Baotang Shen, Bongani Dlamini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Resources
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/2/10