Category Archives: Ground Control

AFC518SP-94_Arizona_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakDecember 23, 2020Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Prototype Development of a Hybrid Geopolymer-Biopolymer Cementitious Material For Pumpable Roof Support University of Arizona (Grant AFC518SP-94)

AFCRFP20-123_Arizona_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakOctober 19, 2020Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Time Dependent Pumpable Roof Support Assessment University of Arizona (Grant number AFCRFP20-123)

AFCRFP20-112_MST_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakOctober 19, 2020Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Towards Reducing Rib Hazards in Underground Coal Mines by Improvement of the Coal Pillar Rib Rating (CPRR) System Missouri University of Science & Technology (Grant number AFCRFP20-112)

AFCRFP20-111_CSM_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakOctober 19, 2020Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Minimizing Rib Failure Hazard: Mapping Tool and Demonstration for Low Cost, High Resolution Rib Monitoring Colorado School of Mines (Grant number AFCRFP20-111)

AFC719FO-101_WVU_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJuly 21, 2020Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Mine-Specific, Geology-Dependent Pillar and Standing-Support Design Tools   West Virginia University (Grant Number AFC719FO-101)

AFC719-67_CSM_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakMay 13, 2020Final Reports, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Numerical Modeling of Overburden and Pillar Mechanics for Determination of Global Ground Stability in Underground Coal Mines  Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC719) Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC719-67)

AFC719-15_WVU_ FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakMay 13, 2020Final Reports, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

A Practical, Mechanics Based Approach to Pillar Design Solicitation and Call for Proposals (AFC719) West Virginia University (Grant AFC719-15)

AFC719-15_WVU_ExtPub_ICGCM38

By Tom BarczakApril 29, 2020Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Other Publications

Application of the Ground Response Curve for Understanding the Overburden Load Transfer Mechanism Published in 38th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining West Virginia University (Grant AFC719-15)

AFC518-24_Arizona_FinalRpt

By Tom BarczakSeptember 28, 2019Final Reports, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

A hybrid geopolymer-biopolymer cementitious material for pumpable roof support Solicitation and Call for Proposals for Technology Development Grants (AFC518) University of Arizona (Grant number AFC518-24)

AFC820-82_Utah_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakAugust 14, 2019Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Development of a wireless borehole instrument device to measure 3D rock mass stress and strain change from modifications to a friction rock bolt University of Utah (Grant AFC820-82)

AFC820-52_CSM_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakAugust 14, 2019Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Large Scale Testing and Modeling of Supported and Unsupported Pillar Analogs Colorado School of Mines (Grant AFC820-52)

AFC719-15_WVU_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJune 11, 2018Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

A Practical, Mechanics-Based Approach to Pillar Design West Virginia University (Grant number AFC719-15)

AFC719-49_Kentucky_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJune 11, 2018Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Fundamental Investigation into Pillar Design and Global Stability by Integrating Pillar Load and Opening Convergence Response University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC719-49)

AFC719-67_CSM_Synopsis

By Tom BarczakJune 11, 2018Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Numerical Modeling of Overburden and Pillar Mechanics for Determination of Global Ground Stability in Underground Coal Mines Colorado School of Mines (Grant Number AFC719-67)

AFC215-13_Kentucky_2017_ICGCM

By Tom BarczakSeptember 3, 2017Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Other Publications

A New Generation of Web-Based Applications for Mine Design Published in Proceedings 36th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, WV, 2017 Newman, C. Agioutantis, Z. and Schaefer, N.

AFC215-13_Kentucky_SME_2017

By Tom BarczakSeptember 3, 2017Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Other Publications

Current Progress in the Development Of The WebGroundControl Application Published as Preprint 17-032 at SME Annual Meeting 2017, Denver, CO Newman, C. Agioutantis, Z. and Schaefer, N.

FC215_13_Kentucky_SME_2016

By Tom BarczakSeptember 3, 2017Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Other Publications

The Development of a Web-Based Platform for Ground Control Applications Published as Preprint 16-121 at SME Annual Meeting 2016, Phoenix, AZ Agioutantis, Z. and Newman, C.

AFC518-24_Concept Summary

By Tom BarczakJuly 2, 2017Grants, Ground Control

A Hybrid Geopolymer-Biopolymer Cementitious Material for Pumpable Roof Support University of Arizona (Grant Number AFC518-24)

Enhanced Ground Control Assessment for Improving Safety in Mine Design_AFC215-13_Kentucky

By Tom BarczakApril 30, 2016Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Enhanced Ground Control Assessment for Improving Safety in Mine Design University of Kentucky (Grant Number AFC215-13)

The Precise Determination of Rockbolt Performance Underground_AFSTI14-04_SIU

By Tom BarczakApril 30, 2016Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

The Precise Determination of Rockbolt Performance Underground Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Grant Number AFSTI14-04)

Numerical Modeling Methodologies for Assessing Burst Potential in Coal Mines_AFC113-02_CSM

By Tom BarczakApril 30, 2016Grants, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Numerical Modeling Methodologies for Assessing Burst Potential in Coal Mines Colorado School of Mines (Grant Number AFC113-02)

AFC113-2_CSM_FinalRpt_Approved

By Tom BarczakJanuary 11, 2016Final Reports, Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions

Numerical Modeling Methodologies for Assessing Burst Potential in Coal Mines 1st Solicitation for Single Investigator Research Grants Colorado School of Mines, Final Technical Report (AFC113-2)

ICGCM_33_Presentation_CSM_Gu

By Tom BarczakJanuary 10, 2016Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Presentations

Analyses of De-Confinement Mechanisms of Unstable Failures in Underground Mining Conditions 33rd International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, 2014 Gu, R. and Ozbay, U.

ICGCM_34_Presentation_Poeck_CSM

By Tom BarczakJanuary 10, 2016Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Presentations

Energy concepts in the analysis of unstable coal pillar failure Presentation at 33rd International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, 2014 Gu, R. and Ozbay, U.

ARMA_15-254_CSM_Poeck

By Tom BarczakJanuary 9, 2016Ground Control, Health and Safety Interventions, Other Publications, Uncategorized

Contribution of Shear Slip in a Widespread Compressive Pillar Failure 49th American Rock Mechanics Association, 2015 Poeck, E. C., Garvey, R., Zhang, K., and Ozbay, U.