Design of optimum roof support systems in South African collieries using a probabilistic design approach

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dc.contributor.author Canbulat, I.
dc.contributor.author Van der Merwe, J.N.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-03-08T06:42:44Z
dc.date.available 2010-03-08T06:42:44Z
dc.date.issued 2009-02
dc.description.abstract When designing coal mine roof support, it is necessary to account for the uncertainties and variability that inherently exist within the rock mass and support elements. The performance of a support system is affected by these uncertainties, which are not taken into account in the current deterministic design methodologies used in South Africa. The key to the design of a roof support system is a better understanding of roof behaviour and uncertainties that can be encountered during extraction. This paper sets out to develop a method that takes all uncertainties that exist within the rock mass and the mining process into account and provides a quantitative risk-based design methodology. en
dc.identifier.citation Canbulat, I & Van der Merwe, JN 2009, 'Design of optimum roof support systems in South African collieries using a probabilistic design approach', Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 71-88. [http://www.saimm.co.za/] en
dc.identifier.issn 0038-223X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13333
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy en
dc.rights Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy en
dc.subject Roof support systems en
dc.subject Variability en
dc.subject.lcsh Coal mines and mining -- South Africa -- Safety measures en
dc.subject.lcsh Uncertainty (Information theory) en
dc.subject.lcsh Rock mechanics -- Research -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Probabilities en
dc.title Design of optimum roof support systems in South African collieries using a probabilistic design approach en
dc.type Article en


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