Mine seals are necessary in nearly every underground coal mine to isolate mined-out areas from the ventilation network. Many seals are already in place in active mines and more need to be constructed to keep up with the development of underground coal reserves. The accidents involving seal failures at Sago and Darby prompted MSHA to create and implement new regulations regarding the strength of the seals. These regulations require the design and construction of seals that are larger and stronger than ever before. Structural seals capable of withstanding the new required design loads are now designed by an engineer and no longer approved through explosion testing. Prior to the seal failure accidents, a solid-block wall with pressurized grout...
"A fundamental safety research area for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (N...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, c...
This report presents nearly all structural data available from explosion tests of 20-psi mine ventil...
The MINER Act of 2006 was enacted by MSHA following the major mining accidents and required every un...
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of ventilation control devices (VCDs) to safely r...
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of ventilation control devices (VCDs) to safely r...
This paper presents a new approach to analytical design of coal mine seals to safely resist explosio...
The mine seals in coal mines with a good impact resistance and air tightness are mainly used to isol...
The final rule for mine seals issued in 2008 increased the seal design strength and specified new re...
Seals are barriers constructed in underground coal mines throughout the United States to isolate aba...
Observing permanent seals with different physical and mechanical characteristics under various condi...
This paper describes recent research to evaluate Gypsum plaster seal designs in the full-scale press...
There are a number of challenges arising from changes to regulations covering ventilation control de...
This research shows that worst-case methane-air detonation loading on coal mine seals could be more ...
Recent scientific studies by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healt...
"A fundamental safety research area for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (N...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, c...
This report presents nearly all structural data available from explosion tests of 20-psi mine ventil...
The MINER Act of 2006 was enacted by MSHA following the major mining accidents and required every un...
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of ventilation control devices (VCDs) to safely r...
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of ventilation control devices (VCDs) to safely r...
This paper presents a new approach to analytical design of coal mine seals to safely resist explosio...
The mine seals in coal mines with a good impact resistance and air tightness are mainly used to isol...
The final rule for mine seals issued in 2008 increased the seal design strength and specified new re...
Seals are barriers constructed in underground coal mines throughout the United States to isolate aba...
Observing permanent seals with different physical and mechanical characteristics under various condi...
This paper describes recent research to evaluate Gypsum plaster seal designs in the full-scale press...
There are a number of challenges arising from changes to regulations covering ventilation control de...
This research shows that worst-case methane-air detonation loading on coal mine seals could be more ...
Recent scientific studies by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healt...
"A fundamental safety research area for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (N...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, c...
This report presents nearly all structural data available from explosion tests of 20-psi mine ventil...