Research Reports
Extracts from reports on research activities undertaken by the UNSW Mining Research Centre are available for public review. The reports have been grouped into the following categories. To obtain a full copy of any report, please contact the School - contact details.
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- Computer Applications
- Environmental Management
- Excavation
- Geomechanics
- Mining Systems & Processes
- Workplace Environment
Computer Applications
- Environmental Management
- Excavation
- Geomechanics
- Fowler JCW. The displacement of methane from the goaf into the working place as a result of wind blasts in underground coal mines.
- Fowler JCW and Sharma P. Reducing the hazard of windblast in underground coal mines - final report.
- Galvin J, Offner C, Whittaker, Fabjanczyk M and Watson J. Anchorage and Failure Mechanics of Fully Encapsulated Rock Bolts - End of Grant Summary Report. ACARP Project C7018
- Hagan PC and Mahony, 2006. Mechanical behaviour of reinforced elements subjected to shear - Executive Summary. ACARP Project C12010. (460 kb)
- Hagan PC and Weckert S, 2004. Anchorage and failure mechanisms of fully encapsulated rockbolts - Stage 2. End of Grant Report - Executive Summary. ACARP Project C10022.
View in PDF format (231 kb) - Hebblewhite B, Galvin J and Broome. Underground coal mining global experiences experiences - lessons for survival. Proc. 2nd Underground Coal Conference. UNSW: Sydney.
- Hebblewhite B and Rowlands. Underground Thick Seam Mining: Old Problems, New Technologies. ACARP Project C6038
- Hebblewhite B. Preliminary geotechnical review of Capcoal 400's Area for LCBM1 trials. Confidential report.
- Hebblewhite B and Cai Y. Stability analysis for a grouted mullock pillar system. Confidential report.
- Hebblewhite B. Managing Production Contunuity. Proc. 3rd Intern. Underground Coal Conference. UNSW: Sydney.
- Laurence DC Chalmers DR, Galvin JM and Stothard PM. High Tensile Strength Support and Ventilation Membrane. ACARP Project C8007.
- Offner C Galvin J and Bee. Improving Safety and Performance of Timber Chock Construction. ACARP Porject C6034
- Singh SK and Hebblewhite B. Caving Mechanics Around Longwall Panels Under Massive Strata and Their Impact on Mining Conditions. ARC-SPIRT Project C890505421. Confidential report.
- Singh SK and Hebblewhite B. South Bulga Colliery. ARC. Confidential report.
- Watson JO and Beer G. Utilising fly ash paste backfill at Awaba Colliery – Elastoplastic analysis of pillar stability. ACARP Project C7033.