Sandstone escarpment stability in vicinity of longwall mining operations

Jones, Ron; Pariseau, William G.; Payne, V.; Takenaka, Giancarlo

doi:10.1016/0148-9062(91)91621-w

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“…The sedimentary layers found at coal mines, in contrast, have large (10%-90%; [Jones 1994]), sudden changes in elastic properties, resulting in raypaths that are not straight but reflected, refracted, and mode converted. Seismic energy can also get trapped in low-velocity layers, such as coal seams.…”

Section: Wave Propagation Medium Effectsmentioning

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Seismic monitoring strategies for deep longwall coal mines.

Swanson¹,

Boltz²,

Chambers³

2016

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Section: Wave Propagation Medium Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seismic monitoring strategies for deep longwall coal mines.

Swanson¹,

Boltz²,

Chambers³

2016

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Average-DInSAR method for unstable escarpments detection induced by underground coal mining

Yao

Chen

Liu

et al. 2021

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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Field Investigation of Sandstone Escarpment Stability at East Mountain, Utah, USA

Maleki,

Semborski,

Fleck

2023

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During the last three decades, a significant amount of research has been directed to developing predictive tools for assessing the stability of the Castlegate Sandstone escarpment, travel distances for the debris and the need for any control measures in Central Utah. The cliff-forming Castlegate Sandstone is 60 m thick at the study mine in Utah and lies approximately 250 m above multiple-seam coal reserves. To assess escarpment stability, the authors used multiple regression analysis and extensive data on geology, mining, and escarpment stability collected over many years. The volume of failed rocks was used as the response variable. Mine layout options were developed to minimize cliff instability and frequency of mining-induced surface fractures. Geologic and geometric variables were obtained along 3.7 km of escarpment exposure at 180 study locations. A regression analysis of data from 29 study locations showed that surface topography plays a critical role in influencing escarpment stability. With additional data collected over the next longwall block, important variables were identified including canyon slope, thickness of Castlegate Sandstone and mining influence angle. Finally, the model was used for prediction of escarpment stability in area 3. In remote mining areas of Utah, warning signs were posted at the study areas.

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Sandstone escarpment stability in vicinity of longwall mining operations

Cited by 3 publications

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Seismic monitoring strategies for deep longwall coal mines.

Seismic monitoring strategies for deep longwall coal mines.

Average-DInSAR method for unstable escarpments detection induced by underground coal mining

Field Investigation of Sandstone Escarpment Stability at East Mountain, Utah, USA

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