Innovative concept in tailgate entry support: Elimination of crib blocks through utilization of new high-capacity roof truss systems

Mining Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Stankus, J C ^a,b   Guo, S ^a,b   Mccaffrey, J J ^c   Peng, S S ^a,d  

^a SME ^*

^b Keystone Mining Services   (United States)

^c Enlow Fork Mining Company   (United States)

^d West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESIGN; INSTALLATION; LONGWALL MINING; MATERIALS HANDLING; MINE ROOF SUPPORTS; MINES; PRESSURE; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TESTING; TRUSSES;

ABUTMENT PRESSURES; CRIB BLOCKS; HIGH CAPACITY ROOF TRUSS SYSTEMS; SEAMS; TAILGATE ENTRY SUPPORT; WOODEN CRIBS;

MINING ENGINEERING;

LONGWALL MINING; SUPPORT; TAILGATE;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA, GREENE COUNTY, BAILEY MINE;

EID: 0030239485     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Stankus, J.C., 1990, "Designing roof control systems," Coal, May, pp. 45-47.
2. Stankus, J.C., 1994, "Design Criteria for Tensioned Point Anchored Resin Assisted Roof Bolt Systems," Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal (Unpublished), 80 pp.
3. Stankus, J.C., Guo, S., and Peng, S.S., 1995, "Truss systems for longwall gate entry support - Update," Proceedings 14th Conference on Ground Control in Mining, S.S. Peng, ed., Morgantown, WV, August, pp. 1-8.
4. Wyatt, R., and Stankus, J.C., 1992, "The changing role of the geologist in roof support control," The Professional Geologist, 29 (3), March, pp. 75-77.
5. Wynne, T., Stankus, J.C., Guo, S, and Peng, S.S., 1993, "Design, monitoring and evaluation of a pre-driven longwall recovery room," Proceedings 12th Int. Conference on Ground Control in Mining, S.S. Peng, ed., Morgantown, WV, August, pp. 205-216.