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Brizendine, A L (1997) Risk based analysis of levees, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , West Virginia University.
Dutta, A (2020) An in-depth investigation of the effects of work-related factors on the development of knee musculoskeletal disorders among construction roofers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , West Virginia University.
Karim, M A (1998) Development of a systems approach to planning, design and operations of intermodal passenger transfer facilities to increase the mobility and safety of older travelers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , West Virginia University.
Reigle, J A (2000) Development of an integrated project-level pavement management model using risk analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , West Virginia University.
Sun, Z (2000) Reliability-based method for stability of mine entry design and evaluation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , West Virginia University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: measurement; reliability; uncertainty; government; risk assessment; safety; probability
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/304634643
- Abstract:
Variability in the physical properties of coal/rock is a major source of uncertainty encountered around mining environment. It causes a considerable variation in strength/stress estimations of mining structures when the coal/rock properties are used. Therefore, the conventional safety factor method on stability assessment of mining structures is a special case of the more general probabilistic method in that it assumes the variability of coal/rock properties is zero. Although the use of probability and statistical methods in the analysis and design of geotechnical structures has grown rapidly in recent years, its application to mining structure design has been slow due to its relatively larger variation in the geological parameters and computation difficulty for analysis of mining structures. The purpose of this study is to develop a reliability-based approach for designing and evaluating the stability of mine entry. To address the importance of this research, the conventional method of safety factor concept for mine entry design is reviewed first, then the variability of physical properties of coal/rock is analyzed. The effects of uncertainty due to coal/rock properties on stability design of mine entry are studied. A new approach of reliability-based method (PESM) for the design and evaluation of mine entry is developed. The key points of the PESM are to use the point estimation and safety margin methods for the purposes of parameter approximation and reliability measurement. Therefore, it is relatively easy in computation and yet takes the variability and uncertainties of coal/rock properties into consideration. After comparing the outcomes with the conventional methods, the results of the reliability approach show that the risk assessment by the PESM can be a valuable supplement and complementary to the exiting deterministic procedures such that an overly conservative approach with unknown degree of confidence when using the conventional method for the design and evaluation of mining structures can be greatly reduced. Although this research focuses on a fundamental study, the results will have significant impacts on current academic researchers, mining operators and government regulators in terms of ground control and mine design. It is anticipated that, by using this approach, the stability assessment will be elevated to a higher level of confidence.
Wright, P H (1989) Key factors for the evaluation of the quality of rural shelter structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , West Virginia University.