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Publications by [Molinda G. M.]

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Moisture deterioration of clay-rich roof rocks causes high numbers of roof falls in coal mines in humid summer months. Rocks with high moisture content are generally weaker and can further deteriorate when subjected to wetting and drying cycles. As a result, ...
Reference: 2009 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 22-25, Denver, Colorado
Various surface controls are used in mines to control the roof skin. One control that has proven to be very effective is roof screening. Roof screen effectively controls roof skin and provides a high roof surface coverage. Although many mines are reluctant ...
Reference: 2003 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 24-26, Cincinnati, Ohio
Despite more than half a century of experience with roof bolting, no design method has received wide acceptance. To begin to improve this situation, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a statistical study of roof bolt performance ...
Reference: 20th Intl Conf on Ground Control in Mining. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 2001