Geomechanics of Mine Workings Support Systems

The basic principles of geomechanical processes occurring in the mine workings during extraction of minerals are discussed in this book. Particular attention is paid to the support system, specifically to the various anchor and frame support designs, and also to the modern means providing resource-saving conditions of ensuring mine workings sustainability. The basic principles of a computing experiment performance at modeling of geomechanical processes are also presented and he stress-strain state of "rock massif – mine working support" system is investigated. Field studies are also covered.

Volodymyr Bondarenko is the head of the Underground Mining Department at the National Mining University of the Ukraine, he is doctor of technical sciences, Honored scientist, laureate of the state prize of Ukraine in science and technology, author of a scientific discovery in mining, and member of the Society of Mining Professors. His field of activity is solving of educational scientific and technical problems connected with coal and iron ore extraction.

Iryna Kovalevska is professor at the Underground Mining Department at NMU, doctor of technical sciences, laureate of the state prize of the Ukraine in science and technology, and author of a scientific discovery in mining. Her field of activity is geomechanics of strengthening near-the-contour rocks by resource-saving technologies.

Hennadiy Symanovych is professor at the Underground Mining Department at NMU, and doctor of technical sciences. His basic scientific activity is aimed at substantiation of intensification ways of mining operation in coal mines.

Mykhaylo Barabash is Deputy Director for Production of LLC "DTEK Energy". His basic scientific activity is aimed at selection of optimal support systems improving exploitation characteristics as the essential part of increasing rock massif stability.

Oleksandr Vivcharenko is the head of the production department of the coal directorate of LLC "DTEK Energy", and candidate of technical sciences. Fields of activity are substantiating parameters of mine workings stability, improvement of low-cost technologies of the support of development workings and choice of the rational parameters of frame supports and rock bolts.