The 2019 International Conference on Ground Control in Mining is proud to present technical sessions hosted by some of the leading innovators and technology from around the world. To learn more about available technical sessions, please view the complete list below.
Please check back often for updates on technical sessions.
8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am - 10:00 am Opening Session: Coal Mine Ground Control – Session 1
SESSION CHAIRS:
Morgan Sears, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
8:30 am: A Causation Mechanism for Coal Bursts During Roadway Development Based on the Major Horizontal Stress in Coal, Bvery Specific Structural Geology Causing a Localized Loss of Effective Coal Confinement, and Newton's Second Law: Russell Frith, Guy Reed and Aaron Jones, Mine Advice Pty Ltd
8:52 am: Application of the Ground Response Curve for Understanding the Overburden Load Transfer Mechanism: Ihsan Berk Tulu, Deniz Tuncay, Zhao Haochen, Cicek Sena, Department of Mining Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV and Ted Klemetti NIOSH Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Pittsburgh, PA
9:14 am: When Traditional Ground Support Techniques Aren't Enough - Chemical Injections Can Solve Complex Problems: Cody Hildreth, Frederick Cybulski and Stephen C. Tadolini, Minova USA, Georgetown, KY and Colton Cook, Arch Coal Inc., Phillippi, WV
9:36am: Fracturing, Caving Propagation and Influence of Mining on Groundwater Above Longwall Panels – A Review of Predictive Models: Bruce Hebblewhite, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
10 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – Noon Longwall Mining Interactions with Oil and Gas Wells – Session 2
SESSION CHAIRS:
Greg Hasenfus, Barr Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT
Erik Westman, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
10:30 am: Assessing Risks from Mining-Induced Ground Movements Near Gas Wells: Christopher Mark, and Gregory M. Rumbaugh, MSHA
10:52 am: Influence of Longwall Mining on the Stability of Gas Wells in Chain Pillars: Peter Zhang, Heather Dougherty, Daniel Su, and Jack Trackemas, NIOSH, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
11:14 am: Longwall-induced Subsurface Deformations and Permeability Changes - Shale Gas Well Casing Integrity Implication: Daniel Su, Peter Zhang, Heather Dougherty, Mark Van Dyke, Todd Minoski, Steve Schatzel, Vasu Gangrade, Eric Watkins, Jim Addis, and Cindy Hollerich, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
11:36 am: The Impacts of Longwall Mining on Groundwater Systems: Xinzhi (Thomas) Du, Murray Energy Corporation
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch | REFLECTIONS BALLROOM
1:00pm - 2:30 pm Geotechnical Characterization and Critical Factors for Emerging Conditions– Session 3
SESSION CHAIRS:
Gabriel Walton, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
Daniel Su, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
1:00 pm: Geologic Data Collection and Assessment Techniques in Coal Mining for Ground Control: Mark Van Dyke, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA and Ted Klemetti, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA ad Joe Wickline, Coronado Global Resources Inc., Beckley, WV
1:22 pm: Loading Characteristics of Mechanical Rib Bolts Determined through Testing and Numerical Modeling: Khaled Mohamed, CDC NIOSH and Gamal Rashed, CDC NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA and Zorica Radakovic-Guzina, ITASCA Consulting Group, Minneapolis, MN
1:44 pm: Numerical Investigation of Factors Involved in a Floor Heave Mechanism in a Bump-Prone Coal Mine: Bo-Hyun Kim and Mark K. Larson, CDC/NIOSH/SMRD
2:06 pm: Understanding Geologic and Mining Conditions for Mine Management Decisions: Scott Nelson and Kevin Andrews Marshall Miller & Associates, Blacksburg, VA, Terry Hamrick United Coal Company, LLC Metinvest Group, Johnson City, TN
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Emerging Issues and Studies in Underground Stone Mines – Session 4
SESSION CHAIRS:
Brent Slaker, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
Vincent Scovazzo, John T Boyd Co, Pittsburgh, PA
3:00 pm: The Effect and Measurement of Horizontal Stress in an Underground Limestone Mine: David Newman Appalachian Mining & Engineering, Inc.
3:15 pm: The Development of a Multiple Level Underground Limestone Mine from Geology through Mine Planning: Christopher Newman and David Newman, Appalachian Mining & Engineering, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky and Robert Dupuy, Rogers Group, Inc.
3:30 pm: Evaluation of Stress Control Layout at the Subtropolis Mine, Petersburg, OH: Anthony Iannacchione, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Essie Esterhuizen, Brent Slaker, and Michael Murphy, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA and Tim Miller and Natalie Cope, East Fairfield Coal Company, North Lima, OH and Scott Thayer, Mine Vision Systems, Pittsburgh, PA
3:45 pm: Investigating Seismicity Surrounding an Excavation Boundary in a Highly Stressed Dipping Underground Limestone Mine: Vasu Gangrade, Brent Slaker, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA, Dave Collins and Sebastian Braganza, ESG Solutions, Ontario, Canada, and Jim Winfield, Graymont Inc., Pleasant Gap, PA
4:00 pm: A Case Study on the Efficacy of Different Roof Bolting Schemes in Lhoist North America's Crab Orchard Mine: Reece Kurre, Gabriel Walton, Stantec - Colorado School of Mines
4:30 pm -5:30 Panel Discussion: Issues Related to the Interface of Coal Mining and Natural Gas Development
MODERATOR: Heather Dougherty, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
PANEL MEMBERS:
8:30 am - 10:00 am Case Studies Part 2 Dynamic Failure and Extreme Conditions– Session 5
SESSION CHAIRS:
Ihsan Berk Tulu, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Christopher Mark, MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
8:30 am: Exploration of Petrographic, Elemental and Material Properties of Dynamic Failure Prone Coals: Heather Lawson, NIOSH, Spokane, WA
8:52 am: Simulation of Recovery of Upper Remnant Coal Pillar while Mining the Ultra-close Lower Panel Using Longwall Top Coal Caving: Guorui Feng, Pengfei Wang, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan China
9:14 am: Investigating the Correlation between Coal Geochemistry and Coal Bumps: Chaparral Berry, Sean Warren and David Hanson, CDC/NIOSH/SMRD
9:36 am: Fractal Characteristics of Temporal-spatial Distribution of Acoustic Emission during Coal Bursts: Xiaohan Yang, Ting Ren, Alex Remennikov, Xueqiu He and Lihai Tan, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
10:00 - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:40 am 2019 ICGCM China Introduction and IJMST
SESSION CHAIRS:
Mark Larson, NIOSH Spokane, WA
Thomas Du, Murray Energy Corp, St. Clairsville, OH
10:40 am – Noon Fundamental Ground Control Studies I
10:40 am: Characteristics of Drawing Body Shape in LTCC: Theoretical Model and Experimental Validation: Jiachen Wang, Jinwang Zhang, Yang Li, Weijie Wei, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
11:00 am: Failure Mechanism and Control Technology for Deep Inclined Rock Roadway with Weak Planes: Meng Wang, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan, China
11:20 am: Mine Pillar Design using the Ground Reaction Curve Concept: Ravi Ray and Zach Agioutantis, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Kostas Kaklis, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
11:40 am: A Study of the Load Transfer Behaviour of Fully Grouted Rock Bolts with Analytical Modelling: Jianhang Chen, He Fulian and Shoubao Zhang, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
12:30 - 1:30 pm Box Lunch | GOVERNOR BALLROOM FOYER
8:30 am - 10:00 am Subsidence and Related Surface Issues– Session 7
SESSION CHAIRS:
Peter Zhang, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony Iannacchione, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
8:30 am: Factors Affecting Subsidence Basin Formation and Associated Surface Impacts in the Pittsburgh Coalbed: 50 Years of Experience within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Taylor DaCanal, Anthony Iannacchione and Benjamin Grunauer, University of Pittsburgh
8:48 am: Behaviors of the Overburden Strata on Extra-thick Longwall Top Coal Caving Face in an Igneous Rock Intrusion Area: Jun Guo, Guorui Feng, Yuxia Guo, Tingye Qi, Pengfei Wang, JinWen Bai, Ruipeng Qian, XianJie Du, College of Mining Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
9:06 am: Investigations on Longwall Mining Subsidence Impacts on Pennsylvania Highway Alignments: Emily Adelsohn, Anthony Iannacchione, and Robert Winn, University of Pittsburgh
9:24 am: The Future of Underground Spatial Planning and the Resulting Potential Risks from the Point of View of Mining Subsidence Engineering: Carolina Bruecker and Axel Preusse, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
9:42am: Study on the optimization of filling ratio and parameters of strip filling: Tingye Qi, Guorui Feng, Pengfei Wang, Yuxia Guo, Dian Li, Shufeng Zhang, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
10:30 am – Noon Mine Case Studies – Session 8
SESSION CHAIRS:
Jessica Wempen, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
David Bartsch, American Energy Corp., Beallsville, OH
10:30 am: A Case Study of the Stability of a Non-typical Bleeder Entry System at a U.S. Longwall Mine: Ted Klemetti and Mark Van Dyke, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA and Ihsan Berk Tulu and Deniz Tuncay, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
10:52 am: Control of the Coal Roadway with Large Cross Section in Intense Fully Mechanized Caving Mining: Fulian He, Shoubao Zhang, Jianhang Chen and Dongdong Chen, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
11:14 am: Analysis of ARMPS2010 Database with LaModel and an Updated Abutment Angle Equation: Deniz Tuncay and Ihsan Berk Tulu, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV and Ted Klemetti, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
11:36 am: Preventing Roof Falls in Weak Ground: Christopher Mark and Ryan C. Stephan, MSHA, Pittsburgh, PA
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch | Reflections Ballroom
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Fundamental Ground Control Studies II – Session 9
SESSION CHAIRS:
Gabriel Esterhuizen, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
Keith Heasley, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
1:00 pm: Performance Analysis of Instruments Used to Measure Stress Change Resulting from Mining: Mark K. Larson and Bo-Hyun Kim, CDC, NIOSH, Spokane, WA
1:18 pm: Critical Failure Criteria of the Overlying Rock Strata due to High-intensity Longwall Coal Mining in China: Wenbing Guo, Gaobo Zhao, and Erh Bai, Henan Polytechnic Univesity, Henan, China and Brijes Mishra, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
1:36 pm: Abnormal Strata Behaviors and its Control Technologies of Lower Layer Mining in Close Coal Seams: Shoubao Zhang, Weixiang Meng, Zhao Song, Zhigao Liu, Ming Guo, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
1:54 pm: Understanding Roof Deformation Mechanics and Parametric Sensitivities of Coal Mine Entries Using the Discrete Element Method: Rami Abousleiman, Dr. Gabriel Walton, and Sankhaneel Sinha, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
2:12 pm: Application of Load Factors for Underground Structural Design: Xiaoting Li and John C. Stankus, Keystone Mining Services, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ground Instrumentation and Monitoring Studies – Session 10
SESSION CHAIRS:
Bo Kim, NIOSH, Spokane, WA
Russell Frith, Mine Advice Pty Ltd., Baresfield, NSW, Australia
3:00 pm: Shear Performance of Fully Encapsulated Cable Bolt in Reinforced Concrete Using the Newly Developed Double Shear Test Box: Guanyu Yang, Naj Aziz, Saman Khaleghparast, Jan Nemcik. University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
3:15 pm: Secondary Support Instrumentation in Longwall Ventilation Entries: Benjamin Mirabile, Jennmar Corporation, Lerona, WV and Erik Westman, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
3:30 pm: Application of DInSAR for Short Period Monitoring of Initial Subsidence due to Longwall Mining in the Mountain West United States: Jessica M. Wempen, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
3:45 pm: An Improved Load Measuring Device for Underground Mining Standing Supports: Brandon Stables, Jennmar Corporation, Princeton, WV and Erik Westman, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Benjamin Mirabile Jennmar Corporation, Lerona, WV