EVALUATION OF ROOF BOLTING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON IN-MINE ROOF BOLTER DRILLING

Technical Report · Tue Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/819908· OSTI ID:819908

Peng, Syd S

Roof bolting is the most popular method for underground openings in the mining industry, especially in the bedded deposits such as coal, potash, salt etc. In fact, all U.S. underground coal mine entries are roof-bolted as required by law. However, roof falls still occur frequently in the roof bolted entries. The two possible reasons are: the lack of knowledge of and technology to detect the roof geological conditions in advance of mining, and lack of roof bolting design criteria for modern roof bolting systems. This research is to develop a method for predicting the roof geology and stability condition in real time during roof bolting operation. Based on such information, roof bolting design criteria for modern roof bolting systems will be developed for implementation in real time. Additional field tests have been performed in this quarter. The development of the data interpretation methodology and other related tasks are still continuing.

• Research Organization: West Virginia University (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-01NT41056
• OSTI ID: 819908
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL
COAL MINES
DESIGN
DRILLING
EVALUATION
FASTENING
FIELD TESTS
GEOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION
MINERAL INDUSTRY
MINING
OPENINGS
ROOFS
STABILITY