FUNDAMENTALS

LONGWALL MINING

ROADWAY DEVELOPMENT

OUTBURST

• overview
  • definitions
    • outburst size
    • outburst cavern
  • gallery
  • about the outburst site
  
  
• factors
  • mining
    • depth of mining
    • mining induced stresses
    • faults and folds
    • seam thickness
  • gas
    • gas environment
    • gas content
  • coal
    • strength of the coal seam
    • rank of coal seam
    • permeability
    • volumetric change
    • cleats and joints
  
  
• management
  • prediction
    • geology
    • prediction indices
    • monitoring
    • geophysical
    • gas environment
    • gas content
  • prevention
    • gas threshold limits
    • gas drainage
  • control
    • ground destressing
    • gas drainage
    • hydraulic fracturing
    • pulse infusion shotfiring
    • water infusion
    • outburst management plan
  
  
• research & publication
  • ACARP Reports
  • Presentations
  • Publications Australia
  • Publications International
  • References