GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

WVU awarded funds to develop ground control tech

West Virginia University in the US will be developing ground support design tools for greater mine safety using US$450,000 funding it has received from the Alpha Foundation.

 WVU is improving safety in underground mines by developing mine-specific, geology-dependent pillar and standing support design tools

WVU is improving safety in underground mines by developing mine-specific, geology-dependent pillar and standing support design tools

Ihsan Berk Tulu, assistant professor of mining engineering at the school's Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, will be creating pillar and standing support tools which are mine-specific...

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