Engineering Geology Applied to the Design and Operation of Underground Coal Mines

摘要

The primary goal of this report is to present, in a systematic outline format,information gained from studies and experience of many geologists, engineers, and miners in the U.S. and other countries in order to: (1) Help geologists, engineers, and other mine planners design underground coal mines that are safer, more efficient, and compatible with the environment by incorporating the information presented; (2) Ensure that mine planners are more aware of some of the more important geologic and geotechnical factors that control of affect mining; and (3) Show how geologic, geotechnical, and mining factors, commonly important to proper mine design, may be incorporated into the planning and design phase of the coal mining operations.