Roof support performance in high stress conditions
- Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Pittsburgh Research Center
To document the performance of mine roof and roof support systems the US Bureau of Mines (USBM) has been installing instrumentation at selected sites in US coal mines. Much of this support and roof instrumentation has been installed in high stress conditions to maximize differences in performance. Summarized in this paper are the results of four such site investigations. The roof geology at the four sites is quite different and is quantified using the USBM`s Coal Mine Roof Rating (CMRR). The studies included detailed measurements of roof movement using multi-point extensometers, as well as measurements and monitoring of bolt loading. The investigations include developmental loading and abutment loading from longwall and room-and-pillar mining operations. Some of the issues examined are the effect of the horizontal stress field, the effect of installed tension (torque-tension versus resin bolts), the effect of reduced annulus bolt holes, and the differences between similar bolts supplied by different manufacturers.
- OSTI ID:
- 124667
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950811-; ISBN 0-930284-56-9; TRN: IM9548%%257
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. conference on ground control in mining, Morgantown, WV (United States), 1-3 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 14. International conference on ground control in mining: Proceedings; Peng, S.S. [ed.] [Univ. of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV (United States). Dept. of Mining Engineering]; PB: 330 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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