Ground engineering -- Principles and practices for underground coal mining. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J.M. Galvin.
• Authors: Galvin, J. M
• Contents: 1. Scope of ground engineering -- 2. Fundamental principles for ground engineering -- 3. Excavation mechanics -- 4. Pillar systems -- 5. Interaction between workings -- 6. Support and reinforcement -- Systems -- 7. Ground support design -- 8. Pillar extraction -- 9. Longwall mining -- 10. Overburden subsidence -- 11. Operational hazards -- 12. Managing risk in ground engineering -- Glossary of terms and symbols -- Appendices.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiii, 684 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 622/.28; Engineering; Ground control (Mining); Coal mines and mining; Coal mines and mining; Ground control (Mining); Science -- Earth Sciences -- Mineralogy; Science -- Energy; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Mineralogy & gems; Fossil fuel technologies; Economic geology; Hydraulic engineering; Mineral resources; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Meteorology & climatology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319250052; 3319250051; 3319250035; 9783319250038
• Related ISBNs: 9783319250038
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 15, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.