Energy West Mining Company In preparation for longwall mining beneath a 345-kV electrical transmission line, AAI was retained to evaluate the impacts of surface subsidence to a series of power [...]
Longwall Gateroad Analysis AAI performed a comparative stability evaluation for the East Longwall Panel 8 Gateroads. Four different gateroads were analyzed, including three- and four-entry [...]
3rd International Workshop on Coal Pillar Mechanics and Design, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 26, 2010 Authors: Tom Vandergrift and David Conover (AAI) Currently accepted longwall abutment [...]
Geotechnical Evaluation and Longwall Feasibility AAI performed geotechnical and economic evaluations for the feasibility study of longwall mining at the Trapper Mine for Mencon, LLC. A [...]
2002 SME Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 25–27 February 2002 Authors: J. F. T. Agapito and L. J. Gilbride (AAI) High horizontal stresses were recognized to impact roof stability more than 60 [...]
18th Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, 3–5 August 1999 Authors: A. M. Richardson, J. F. T. Agapito, and L. J. Gilbride (AAI) The trona mines in the Green River [...]
Mining Engineering, February 1991, pp. 215–219 Authors: J. F. T. Agapito (AAI) Significant economic benefits can result when rock mechanics is applied within a practical framework and integrated [...]
3rd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, 3–5 June 1998 Authors: L. J. Gilbride, A. M. Richardson, and J. F. T. Agapito (AAI) Simplified design methods based on statics have [...]
American Mining Congress, MINExpo International ’88, Chicago, Illinois, 24–28 April 1988 Authors: J. F. T. Agapito and H. N. Maleki (AAI), and M. Moon (Utah Power & Light Company) [...]
5th Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, June 1986 Authors: H. N. Maleki and J. F. T. Agapito (AAI), and R. G. Lauman and J. Hatrick (Plateau Mining Company) This [...]
22nd International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, 5–7 August 2003 Author: F. S. Kendorski (AAI) A longwall coal mine in Appalachia about 1,500 ft deep [...]
