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Criteria for shaft design are described and methods of design developed. Among aspects covered in detail are: selection of shaft locations; shaft collar design and determination of collar dimensions; shaft lining design and estimation of side pressures; shaft insets and sump design. Factors considered, apart from geotechnical criteria include constraints imposed by surface structures, mineral handling and water flows.
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Unrug, K.F. Shaft design criteria. International Journal of Mining Engineering 2, 141–155 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00880879
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