Mechanism of instantaneous coal outbursts

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 915-918

  Guan, Ping ^a   Wang, Haoyue ^a   Zhang, Youxue ^a,b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; COAL OUTBURST; GAS OUTBURST; GAS PRESSURES; HIGH PRESSURE GAS; MAGMA FRAGMENTATION; MINE WORKERS; MINING ACCIDENT; MITIGATION MEASURES; MUD VOLCANOES; NEW CONCEPT; UNDERGROUND COAL MINE; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; GAS BURSTS; GASES; MINE ROOF CONTROL; MINING; OCEANOGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

COAL MINES;

COAL; COAL MINING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS WELL; HIGH PRESSURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MUD VOLCANO; OUTBURST; SHOCK WAVE; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 70350366905     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25470A.1     Document Type: Article

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