Monitoring and prediction of surface movements above underground mines in the eastern U.S. coalfields

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dc.contributor.authorSchilizzi, Paul P. G.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKarmis, M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChen, C.Y.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFaulkner, Gavin J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHaycocks, Chrisen
dc.contributor.committeememberLucas, J. Richarden
dc.contributor.departmentMining and Minerals Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-24T13:35:29Zen
dc.date.available2015-06-24T13:35:29Zen
dc.date.issued1987en
dc.description.abstractThe increased impact on mine subsidence during the recent years led to the development of two semi-empirical prediction methods for the eastern United States coalfields. The methods are based on an extensive data bank, which includes a total of twenty three panels, from nine case studies, which were instrumented during this research effort. An extensive field monitoring program, utilizing a digital computer tacheometer, was developed and implemented for this purpose. The first prediction method using a profile function, provides a fast and convenient method for prediction of vertical movements above mine panels of uniform geometry. More specifically the hyperbolic tangent function is utilized, as adapted to regional data. The developed model is capable of accurate general predictions for the Eastem U.S. coalfields. The second method is based on the Budryk-Knothe influence function. The parameters used in this method were mainly determined from the monitored case studies. The use of such a method requires primarily a computer, however, it can negotiate mine sections of complex conditions and can calculate subsidence as well as any other mode of deformation on the surface. For the prediction of the parameters required for the application of both methods a number of relationships between mining and subsidence factors were established through the analysis of the collected data. Computer software were developed for the analysis of the data as well as for the application of the prediction methods.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxvii, 238 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/53658en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 19036309en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1987.S335en
dc.subject.lcshGround control (Mining) -- Appalachian Regionen
dc.subject.lcshCoal mines and mining -- Appalachian Regionen
dc.titleMonitoring and prediction of surface movements above underground mines in the eastern U.S. coalfieldsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineMining and Minerals Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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