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Rev A - August 2007 (pdf 1,500KB) 12 pages

Provides background information on the longwall mining process and the development of subsidence.

 

Rev A - August 2007 (pdf 125KB) 15 pages

Discusses the mining-induced ground movements and subsidence parameters that are used to assess the impacts of subsidence on building structures.

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PhD thesis, University of New South Wales - October 2017

Research into the development of improved methods for the prediction of horizontal movement and strain at the surface due to longwall coal minng.

Rev A - August 2007 (pdf 2,000KB) 51 pages

Contains information on the prediction of systematic and non systematic mine subsidence ground movements.

Introduction to longwall Mining and Subsidence

Prediction of Horizontal Movement and Strain

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Mine Subsidence Damage To Building Structures

General Discussion of Mine Subsidence Ground Movements