Modelling of strata movement with a special reference to caving mechanism in thick seam coal mining

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-252

  Unver, B ^a   Yasitli, N E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

FLAC3D; Numerical modelling; Thick coal seam mining; Top coal caving

Indexed keywords

THICK COAL MINING; TOP COAL CAVING;

BLASTING; COAL MINES; CRACKS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MINING;

CAVING; COAL MINING; GROUND MOVEMENT;

EID: 33644909300     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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