Geotechnical charcterization of coal refuse for use as a backfill material

Both active and residual mine subsidence resulting from underground coal mining have caused surface damage to land and structures. A method of subsidence mitigation successfully used abroad, and to a much lesser extent in U.S. coal mines, is backfilling. In addition to the possible benefits of subsi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowman, Charles H.
Other Authors: Mining Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44276
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08182009-040343/