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Journal articles on the topic "Overburden thickness"

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Wang, Long, Zheng-quan Yang, Jian-ming Zhao, Xiao-sheng Liu, and Yan-feng Wen. "Transmitting Characteristics of Seismic Motion in Super-Deep Overburden Layer Ground." Shock and Vibration 2021 (February 27, 2021): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8898012.

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Dynamic response characteristics and antiseismic performance of the structures which were constructed on the super-deep overburden layer are affected obviously by the seismic motion characteristics of the super-deep overburden layer foundation. In this paper, the seismic motion characteristics of horizontally stratified super-deep overburdenIn this paper, the seismic motion characteristics of horizontally stratified super-deep overburden based on the research results of on-site in situ tests and indoor material property tests, the horizontal shear layer method that can consider the nonlinear c
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Liu, Jiang. "Study on Numerical Simulation of Overburden Failure Height in Stratified Full-Mechanized Caving of Extremely Thick Coal Seam." International Journal of Energy 4, no. 3 (2024): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/cbyyt250.

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In order to determine the failure characteristics of overburden rock under the condition of multi-layer fully mechanized caving mining of soft overburden rock in super thick coal seam, the 1101 working face of Jundong No. 2 Coal mine is taken as the object, the key layer theory and numerical calculation are used to analyze the failure height of overburden rock in the process of regional stratified fully mechanized caving mining, and the relationship between the mining thickness and the failure height of overburden rock is determined. The research shows that the overburden failure height is lin
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Liu, Hai Jiao, Ya Bin Zhang, and Yong Li Chen. "Influence of Air Leakage of the Overburden Layer on Pit Temperature from Open Pit to Underground Mining." Applied Mechanics and Materials 353-356 (August 2013): 3566–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.353-356.3566.

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To mines turning from open pit to underground mining with caving method as transition, air leakage of overburden layer in winter can lead to lower pit temperature, affecting their regular production. The paper is based on the theory of fluid flow in porous media, simulating wind velocity of overburden layer air leakage with FLUENT software and calculating influence of air leakage of the overburden layer on pit temperature under the condition of various porosities and thickness. The conclusion is drawn that overburden layer thickness is above 40m,air leakage influence on pit temperature is rela
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Wang, Yun Long, and Zhong Sheng Tan. "Overburden Rock Stability Analysis of Shallow Tunnel." Applied Mechanics and Materials 105-107 (September 2011): 1304–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.105-107.1304.

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As for shallow tunnels through the rock layers, the stability of the overburden rock has a decisive role on the tunnel stability; furthermore, analyzing the stability of the overburden rock is very important to the supporting design and the choice of excavation method. Method of elastic foundation beam is used to research the moment of overburden rock, and the formula of overburden rock stable thickness is finished. Seven sections of JIAOZHOU Bay Subsea Tunnel are took for example to analyze the safety factor of different span and overburden rock thickness, then the stability of overburden roc
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Su, Xiaochao, Zhilong Chen, Xudong Zhao, Xiaobin Yang, Qilin Feng, and Haizhou Tang. "Optimization Design of Underground Space Overburden Thickness in a Residential Area Concerning Outdoor Thermal Environment Evaluation." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (2018): 3205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093205.

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Reasonable design of the overburden thickness of underground space (OTUS) can influence the outdoor thermal environment by affecting the ground plant communities. To optimize the design of the OTUS for improving the outdoor thermal environment, this study summarized the influence mechanism of the OTUS on the outdoor thermal environment and proposed a framework of the optimization design of underground space overburden thickness. A typical row layout residential area in Nanjing, China, was taken as the research object on which to perform a numerical study of the influence of plant communities f
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Yuan, Yafei, Guangli Guo, Cheng Huang, et al. "Breakage Patterns of High-Level Thick Weakly Cemented Overburden for Coal Safe and Sustainable Mining." Sustainability 16, no. 13 (2024): 5707. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16135707.

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The breakage of massive thick weakly cemented rock layer is likely to cause strong mine earthquakes, which threatens the safe and sustainable production of the mine. In order to reveal the breakage law of high-level giant-thickness weakly cemented overburden rock and prevent the occurrence of mine earthquakes, we took the 2201 and 2202 working faces of Yingpanhao Coal Mine as the research object, established the mechanical calculation model of breakage of the high-level giant-thickness weakly cemented overburden, and used the methods of medium-thickness plate and short-beam function to solve t
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Ma, Yunsheng, Zizhuo Tao, Yu Zhang, Zhenxue Liu, Shengke Wei, and Fenghao Qing. "Slope Stability Analysis of Mounded Storage Tank under Different Compaction Coefficients." Advances in Civil Engineering 2024 (February 13, 2024): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/6682882.

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Mounded storage tank is to cover the storage tank with compacted soil on the ground to avoid steam cloud explosion, ensuring the stability and safety of the storage tank. In view of the influence of large diameter and surface radian of the tank, slope stability of mounded storage tank under different compaction coefficients has become the focus of research. In this paper, a series of laboratory tests were carried out to obtain the physical and mechanical parameters of the soil samples collected from the overburden of one specific engineering project. On this basis, Plaxis2D finite element soft
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Darijani, Mehrdad, Colin G. Farquharson, and Peter G. Lelièvre. "Clustering and constrained inversion of seismic refraction and gravity data for overburden stripping: Application to uranium exploration in the Athabasca Basin, Canada." GEOPHYSICS 85, no. 4 (2020): B133—B146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/geo2019-0525.1.

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Gravity signatures from features associated with the footprints of uranium deposits within the sandstones and basement of the Athabasca Basin are masked in the measured gravity by the contribution from glacial sediments (overburden), in particular by the variable thickness of the overburden. The 2D inversions of seismic refraction and gravity data are assessed as a means of reliably mapping overburden thickness, enabling the contribution to gravity from the overburden to be taken into account and density anomalies associated with deeper mineralization and alteration to be reconstructed through
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Collins, Donley S., and Thomas C. Nichols Jr. "Comparing Geotechnical to Geologic Estimates for Past Overburden in the Pierre-Hayes, South Dakota Area: An Argument for In-situ Pressuremeter Determination." Mountain Geologist 24, no. 2 (1987): 50–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.31582/rmag.mg.24.2.50.

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A knowledge of past overburden thickness is useful for designing underground structures such as waste repositories. This study attempts to determine d a correlation can be made between a geologic estimate and two types of geotechnical calculations of past overburden thickness. i%r the PierreHayes, South Dakota area, we have found that of the hw geotechnical determinations, the in-situ pressuremeter is better than the laboratory consolidation determination as an indicator of past overburden thickness. In the PierreHayes area, Late Cretaceous Pierre Shale is the only bedrock present, but clasts
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Zang, Chuanwei, Feng Bai, Miao Chen, et al. "Study on Overlying Strata Movement and Stress Distribution of Coal Mining Face with Unequal Thickness Bedrock." Processes 13, no. 3 (2025): 752. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13030752.

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The variation in roof structure induced by changes in bedrock thickness exerts a direct influence on the stress distribution within lower strata, consequently governing the stability of roadway surrounding rock. To investigate the impact of bedrock thickness variations on overburden fracture behavior and stress evolution in deep-buried thick loose layers, a numerical simulation model of an unequal-thickness bedrock working face was developed using discrete element numerical simulation software. This model was utilized to conduct a systematic investigation into the fracture characteristics of t
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Overburden thickness"

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Karjalainen, J. (Jari). "Ambient noise H/V spectral ratio and its application for estimating thickness of overburden in XSoDEx project." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2019. http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfioulu-201908062744.

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Abstract. This study is about Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) analysis and its application for estimating thickness of overburden in northern part of Fennoscandian Shield. Data from Experiment of Sodankylä Deep Exploration (XSoDEx) project was used for HVSR analysis. The XSoDEx project was mainly active seismic survey done in collaboration of Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF) and the University of Oulu. The main purpose of this study was to apply HVSR method to continuous three-component seismic data recorded during the XSoDEx survey and inves
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Shi, Zhiqun. "Automatic interpretation of potential field data applied to the study of overburden thickness and deep crustal structures, South Australia." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1993. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phs5548.pdf.

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Bibliography: leaves 189-203. Deals with two interpretation methods, a computer program system AUTOMAG and spectral analysis, used for studying overburden thickness and density structure of the crust. The methods were applied to the Gawler Craton, Eyre Peninsula.
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Books on the topic "Overburden thickness"

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Overburden map and thickness determinations Sunnyside oil-impregnated sandstone deposit, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, Utah. Utah Geological Survey, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.34191/ri-210.

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United States Geological Survey. Map showing the extent of mining, locations of mine shafts, adits, air shafts, and bedrock faults, and thickness of overburden above abandoned coal mines ... Survey geologic investigations series). The Survey, 2001.

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Book chapters on the topic "Overburden thickness"

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Liu, Meiqi, Guirong Li, Kunming Wu, Yuheng Wang, Xiaosen Zhang, and Bin Huang. "Model Testing Technique for Piles in Soft Rock Considering the Overlying Layers." In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2532-2_34.

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AbstractModel test is a common method to study the bearing peculiarity of pile foundation. The influence of overlying soil thickness and overburden pressure on the bearing capacity of soft rock-socketed pile should be considered in the physical model test of mini piles in soft rock. In this paper, the influence of coverage on the bearing characteristics of rock-socketed sections is studied by finite element analysis, and the modelling method of equivalent overburden pressure is proposed. This method can be used to study the carrying peculiarity of soft rock-socketed pile and reveal the failure
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Yuan, Qinglei, and Baoxin Jia. "Investigation of Overburden Thickness in Close Underpass River Tunnels Considering Grouting Effects." In Advances in Engineering Research. Atlantis Press International BV, 2025. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-658-1_54.

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Zhang, Feiyue, Qixun Luo, Xiaoquan Li, and Fulong Ma. "New Progress in Experimental Study of Deep Overburden Characteristics." In Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering. IOS Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/atde240693.

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In recent years, with the further development of water conservancy and hydro-power engineering in our country, more and more water conservancy projects have to be built on the overburden. Great progress has been made in exploration, testing, seepage prevention and deformation calculation of deep overburden at home and abroad. Among them, the exploration and test of deep cover layer of dam foundation is the most basic and main technical problem of using deep cover layer to build dam. The soil test is a direct and effective means to find out the physical and mechanical characteristics of deep ov
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Oteo C.S., Diez F., Díaz Retana J.M., and Jiménez P. "Boring of a tunnel in overconsolidated tertiary soils (Line 2, Madrid Subway)." In Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. IOS Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-801-4-1693.

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Recently, an urban tunnel has been bored for the extension of the Line 2 of Madrid Underground (Spain). The ground excavated is the typical of the middle of Spain: Over consolidated tertiary sediments. This preconsolidation is originated by two factors: a) The ground overburden (50–100 m thickness, removed by the Pliocenic erosion). b) The cementation induced by the presence of pheldespated and quartz crystal. The granulometry of overconsolidated materials is variable (25–80% fine content). The excavation in these materials has been performed by a E.P.B. shield machine, &am
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Bai, Le, Hongmou He, Shu Li, Xinwei Guo, and En-kuan Li. "Risk Evaluation and Leakage Mechanism on Runoff in Coal Mining Area—A Case Study in Jinjie Coal Mine of Tuwei River." In Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering. IOS Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/atde210192.

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According to the aims of the runoff protection in coal mining area, taking Jinjie coal mine as an example, the risk zonation and mechanism of runoff leakage were carried out based on the dimen-sionless multi-factor information fusion technique. Based on the analysis of field exploration and borehole data, four key factors affecting the runoff leakage from the roof were identified, which included the deposition features of aquifer in Sala Wusu Group, the distribution of overburden rock and soil mass, effective thickness of aquiclude layer and the height of water flow cracking zone. The evaluati
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Bouroullec, Renaud, and Johan H. ten Veen. "Salt tectonics." In Geology of the Netherlands. Amsterdam University Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463728362_ch12.

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Abstract Salt tectonics refers to structural deformation involving bodies composed of evaporite minerals. The Dutch subsurface is characterized by a thick sequence of Zechstein salt deposited during the Late Permian. Its deformation in response to several tectonic phases had a pronounced influence on Meso-Cenozoic tectonostratigraphic and depositional evolution. Salt layers of the Zechstein Group are the most prominent and regionally significant intervals that were affected by salt tectonics in the Netherlands. Other salt layers in the middle to early late Permian Silverpit Formation and of Tr
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Boswell, Cecil, and James W. Duley. "Geohydrology of the four largest spring systems in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, USA." In Field Excursions from the 2021 GSA Section Meetings. Geological Society of America, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/2021.0061(06).

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ABSTRACT The four largest spring systems in the mid-continent receive recharge through large interconnected voids in fractured and solution-weathered dolostones of the Ordovician and Cambrian systems. Cumulative thickness of the carbonate bedrock aquifer ranges up to 700 m in the Ozark region. Recharge from the surface occurs through weathered overburden, sinkholes, and losing streams and has been traced up to 60 km (straight-line horizontal distance) using fluorescent dyes. Mean discharge of the combined flow of these four spring systems is ~1400 cubic feet/second (ft3/s) or 40 m3/second (m3/
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Singer, Donald, and W. David Menzie. "Delineation of Permissive Tracts." In Quantitative Mineral Resource Assessments. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195399592.003.0010.

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The nonuniform global distributions of metals discussed in chapter 2 are also evident within most countries. Knowledge of the spatial distributions of mineral resources is invaluable in planning. In order to be able to consistently assess the undiscovered mineral resources of regions, as the second part of three-part assessments, areas should be delineated where geology permits the existence of deposits of one or more specified types. These areas, called permissive tracts, are based on geologic criteria derived from deposit models that are themselves based on studies of known deposits outside
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Hoiland, C., J. Hourigan, and E. Miller. "Evidence for large departures from lithostatic pressure during Late Cretaceous metamorphism in the northern Snake Range metamorphic core complex, Nevada." In Tectonic Evolution of the Sevier-Laramide Hinterland, Thrust Belt, and Foreland, and Postorogenic Slab Rollback (180–20 Ma). Geological Society of America, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/2021.2555(07).

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ABSTRACT The highest-grade Barrovian-type metamorphic rocks of the North American Cordillera exposed today are Late Cretaceous in age and found within an orogen-parallel belt of metamorphic core complexes for which the tectonic histories remain controversial. Thermobarometric studies indicate that many of these Late Cretaceous metamorphic assemblages formed at pressures of >8 kbar, conventionally interpreted as >30 km depth by assuming lithostatic conditions. However, in the northern Basin and Range Province, detailed structural reconstructions and a growing body of contradictory
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Conference papers on the topic "Overburden thickness"

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Leary, Rob, and Gene Silverman Phd. "Remote Monitoring of the Mechanical Integrity of Oil Sands Facility High Wear Components." In CORROSION 2017. NACE International, 2017. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2017-09720.

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Abstract This paper discusses the implementation of an on-line remote ultrasonic (UT) system at a SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) facility located within the Athabasca oil sands reserves in Northern Alberta. SAGD is a thermal, enhanced oil recovery technology applied to areas of deeper overburden utilizing horizontal wells with steam injection to reduce reservoir viscosity thus facilitating bitumen recovery. Given the nature of the reserve, enhanced sand and the potential erosive nature of it, are common concerns from a process and equipment integrity perspective. As a damage mechanism,
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Kerr, D. E., and R. Knight. "Modelling Overburden Thickness for Applications in Mining Technologies." In Near Surface 2008 - 14th EAGE European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20146345.

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Caron, Raymond, Claire Samson, Michel Chouteau, and Martin Bates. "Designing a HTEM system for mapping glaciolacustrine overburden thickness." In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2013. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/segam2013-1082.1.

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Caron*, Raymond, Claire Samson, Martin Bates, and Michel Chouteau. "Correcting for overburden thickness in airborne gravity data using electromagnetic data." In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2015. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/segam2015-5912427.1.

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Bagley, Thomas, and Richard Smith. "Estimating overburden thickness in resistive areas from two-component airborne EM data." In SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2018. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/segam2018-2998300.1.

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Bastani, M., L. Persson, S. Aaro, and A. Carstedt. "Modelling Overburden Thickness at a Bridge Foundation Site Using Three Geophysical Techniques." In 69th EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2007. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201401586.

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Yan, M. Y. "Effect of Overburden Thickness on the Copper Microstructure of Dual-Inlaid Interconnect Structures." In STRESS-INDUCED PHENOMENA IN METALLIZATION: Eighth International Workshop on Stress-Induced Phenomena in Metallization. AIP, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2173552.

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Song, Shijie, Xiaoguang Zhao, Mengdi Gao, and Wenjie Nie. "Analysis on the Influence of the Average Thickness of Sandstone in Overburden upon Mining Subsidence." In 2015 International Symposium on Energy Science and Chemical Engineering. Atlantis Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/isesce-15.2015.31.

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Moldabayev, Serik, Zhanat Sultanbekova, Madiyar Sarybayev, Tolegen Adil, and Madinur Akhmetova. "FEATURES OF OPTIMIZING THE CALENDAR SCHEDULE OF OPEN-PIT MINING BY STEEPLY INCLINED LAYERS." In 22nd SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference 2022. STEF92 Technology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2022/1.1/s03.032.

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The transition to mining benches with transverse panels from top to bottom within the boundaries of steeply inclined layers does not allow transforming the results of mininggeometric analysis sequentially for each individual stage of mining into a calendar schedule of mining operations. Therefore, a model is offered for converting the results of mining-geometric analysis into a calendar schedule of mining operations with sequential mining of benches from top to bottom using phased volumes of overburden rocks and ore reserves of adjacent steeply inclined layers. Each next stage of mining includ
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Tchorzewski, R. M., and C. E. Jaske. "Integrity Issues for Buried Piping Subjected to Overburden and Cyclic Traffic Loads." In 2002 4th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2002-27144.

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Buried medium and small diameter piping at road crossings and under access roads within plant or oil terminal boundaries that is not protected by any sort of casing presents inspection difficulties because access normally calls for a selective or total excavation of such piping. Often, only when an oil or gas leak is suspected to originate in the area of a road crossing, is such piping excavated and inspected. Sometimes such a finding will stimulate inspections at other selected road crossings as well as failure analysis of the pipe where the oil or gas leak was found. One of the root causes o
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Reports on the topic "Overburden thickness"

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Kerr, D. E., and R. D. Knight. Overburden thickness models: examples from the Slave Province, Northwest Territories, NTS 76C, D, E, M, O, 77A, 86A, H, I, O, and P. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/223763.

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Morse, P. D., R. J. H. Parker, S. L. Smith, and W. E. Sladen. Permafrost-related landforms and geotechnical data compilation, Yellowknife to Grays Bay corridor region, Slave Geological Province. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/332017.

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Permafrost conditions in the Slave Geological province are not well understood. Thaw of permafrost and associated ground ice can reduce ground stability, which modifies terrain and drainage patterns and affects terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This presents critical challenges to northern resource development and societies where thaw of ice-rich permafrost negatively affects the integrity of ground-based infrastructure. In an effort to address this knowledge gap, this report presents a digital georeferenced database of landforms identified in permafrost terrain using high-resolution satelli
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Olsen and Wilson. L52145 Geomechanical Analysis and Design Considerations for Thin-Bedded Salt Caverns. Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0011349.

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he bedded salt formations located throughout the United States are layered and interspersed with non-salt materials such as anhydrite, shale, dolomite and limestone. The salt layers often contain significant impurities. GRI and DOE have initialized this research proposal in order to increase the gas storage capabilities by providing operators with improved geotechnical design and operating guidelines for thin bedded salt caverns. Terralog has summarized the geologic conditions, pressure conditions and critical design factors that may lead to: Fracture in heterogeneous materials; Differential d
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Structure, coal thickness, and overburden thickness of the Knobloch Coal Research Unit, Birney area, Big Horn, Rosebud, and Powder River counties, Montana. US Geological Survey, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/coal112.

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Structure, coal thickness, and overburden thickness of the Wall Coal Resource Unit, west half of the Birney 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Big Horn and Rosebud counties, Montana. US Geological Survey, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/coal111.

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Maps showing the extent of mining, locations of mine shafts, adits, air shafts, and bedrock faults, and thickness of overburden above abandoned coal mines in the Boulder-Weld coal field, Boulder, Weld, and Adams counties, Colorado. US Geological Survey, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/i2735.

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