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- Title:
- Monitoring coal mine seismicity with an automated wireless digital strong-motion network
- Author(s):
- Swanson, P; Stewart, C; Koontz, W
- Editors(s):
- Peng, SS; Mark, C; Finfinger, GL; Tadolini, SC; Khair, AW; Heasley, KA; Luo, Y
| NIOSH Office/Division: |
SRL |
- Publisher:
- West Virginia University
- Source:
- Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, July 29 - July 31, 2008, Morgantown, West Virginia. Peng SS, Mark C, Finfinger GL, Tadolini SC, Khair AW, Heasley KA, Luo-Y, eds., Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 2008 Jul; :79-86
| State/Territory: |
WA; WV; CO |
| ISBN: |
9780978938338 |
| NIOSHTIC Control Number: |
20034344 |
- SIC Codes/Descriptors:
- 8927ZAYT
| Document Type: |
Conference/Symposia Proceedings |
- NIOSHTIC Descriptor(s):
- Ground control // Ground stability // Mining industry // Underground mining // Mine shafts // Engineering controls // Control technology // Monitoring systems // Monitors // Coal mining
- Abstract:
- A seismic monitoring network has been installed in western Colorado (USA) in the vicinity of three underground coal mines to (i) distinguish and characterize seismic activity as either mining related or naturally occurring, (ii) implement a real-time event monitoring and notification tool, and (iii) collect data for use in research studies aimed at quantifying impacts from mining-related and natural seismicity. These potential impacts include dynamic rock mass failures such as coal bumps as well as strong shaking in the vicinity of critical structures such as impoundment dams, reservoirs, mine seals, mine openings, and steep slopes. Examples of two damaging seismic events are presented and the mining and geologic factors attending these dynamic failures are described.
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