Earthquake-induced unusual gas emission in coalmines - A km-scale in-situ experimental investigation at Laohutai mine

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 209-224

  Li, T ^a,b   Cai, M F ^a   Cai, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b Fushun Municipal Seismological Bureau   (China)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coalmine; Earthquake; Gas outburst; In situ experiment; Rockburst; Unusual methane gas emission

Indexed keywords

GAS GUSH; IN-SITU EXPERIMENT; MICROSEISMIC EVENT;

EARTHQUAKES; EXPLOSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; ROCK BURSTS; SEISMOLOGY;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; EARTHQUAKE; EXPLOSION; GAS STORAGE; METHANE; MINING-INDUCED SEISMICITY; ROCKBURST;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUSHUN; LIAONING;

EID: 34247640603     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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