Prediction of the confidence interval for stability analysis of chain pillars in coal mines

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 651-657

  Najafi, M ^a   Jalali, S E ^a   Bafghi, A R Yarahmadi ^b   Sereshki, F ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chain pillars; Confidence interval; Probabilistic analysis; Reliability index; Tabas coal mine

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; DETERMINISTIC METHODS; FAILURE PROBABILITY; FINAL DECISION; FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENT; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; INPUT PARAMETER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MINING METHODS; MINING OPERATIONS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC FUNCTIONS; REGULAR GEOMETRY; RELIABILITY INDEX; SECOND MOMENTS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TABAS COAL;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; MATERIALS HANDLING; MINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING; SAFETY FACTOR; STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COAL MINES;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING; IRAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 79952196554     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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