Objective
The aim of the project is to improve understanding of multiple seam interaction effects on the stability of coal mine roadways and longwall faces in order to enable roadways to be placed in the most favourable position with respect to super- and super-adjacent workings and to ensure that highly-stressed and/or loosened areas are avoided.
The methods employed to achieve the purpose will be based on :
- measuring the conditions underground in areas subject to various degrees of interaction
- examine existing analytical techniques for the prediction of interaction effects as applied to the measured data and to existing case histories
- relate roadway and face conditions to measured variations of interaction- induced stress, pre-existing stress conditions, fracture patterns, and relevant geological factors
- develop an appropriate approach to the evaluation of the risks and benefits associated with multiple seam interaction.
The evaluation methods will include the use of state-of-the-art modelling techniques.
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Call for proposal
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NG16 3EB Eastwood
United Kingdom