Publications: Rock Mechanics

2014 International Ground Control Conference on Mining, July 29-31, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Authors: Andy Shaffer (AAI) and James D. Pile (BHP Billiton) A novel liquid settlement system [...]

(© Copyright 2005, ARMA, American Rock Mechanics Association) Alaska Rocks 2005, 40th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the [...]

41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Golden, Colorado, USA, July 17-21, 2006 Authors: B. Yu, L. J. Gilbride and J. F. T. Agapito (AAI) Molycorp, Inc.’s Questa Mine plans to switch from gravity [...]

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 [...]

29th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 27–29, 2010 Authors:  D. Conover and T. Ross (AAI) and D. Bigby (Golder Associates (UK) Ltd) Extensive [...]

28th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 28–30, 2009 Authors:  D. Conover and T. Ross (AAI) and S. Britton (Baja Mining Corp.) The El Boleo [...]

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 [...]

2002 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit, February 25–27, Phoenix, Arizona Authors: F. S. Kendorski (AAI) Several startup or longtime underground stone mines have experienced unanticipated roof [...]

26th International Ground Control Conference in Mining 2007 Authors: Francis S. Kendorski (AAI) The mining engineering design professional has limited practical and reliable tools for planning [...]

Alaska Rocks 2005, The 40th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions, Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-29, 2005 [...]

2001 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit, Denver, Colorado, February 2001 Mining Engineering, November 2003 Authors: J. F. T. Agapito and R. R. Goodrich (AAI) Yield pillars have been used for many [...]