Engineering
6 years ago

Longwall coal mining operation in Illinois causes rock strength and overburden changes.

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts
Rock strength and overburden changes due to subsidence over a longwall coal mining operation in Illinois
D.F. Brutcher, B.B. Mehnert, D.J. Van Roosendaal, Robert Bauer

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