A review of cavability evaluation in longwall top coal caving

Longwall Top Coal Caving has been considered as one of the most effective technologies for the extraction of underground thick coal seams. A large number of studies on the applicability of Longwall Top Coal Caving into new mine sites have linked the success of its application to the geomechanical un...

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Main Authors: Tien Dung Le, Rudrajit Mitra, Joung Oh, Bruce Hebblewhite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268617305177