Analytical and numerical method assessing the risk of sinkholes formation in mining areas

Voids, which have not been liquidated and associated with shallow mining excavations, pose a serious threat of potential formation of sinkholes. This threat is connected with the loss of stability of voids that had been formed as a result of mining operations in the deeper strata. Taking into accoun...

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Main Authors: Piotr Strzalkowski, Krzysztof Tomiczek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614001864