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An integrated analytical model of subsidence induced by level seam extractions

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The principle of the influence function method based on the stochastic theory in combination with variable functional parameters is introduced. The discretization technique used in the finite element method is adopted to form the extraction elements, based on which an integrated analysis of subsidence, horizontal displacement, strain, slope and curvature is performed. The results from the analytical model and those from Subsidence Engineers' Handbook (SEH) are compared. The application of the model for predicting level seam extraction subsidence is demonstrated for some UK coal field cases.

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  1. Department of Mining Engineering, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK

    Shumin Lin, D. J. Reddish & B. N. Whittaker

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  1. Shumin Lin
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Lecturer, Huainan Mining Institute, P.R. China, doing research work at the Department of Mining Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK, from October 1989 to October 1990.

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Lin, S., Reddish, D.J. & Whittaker, B.N. An integrated analytical model of subsidence induced by level seam extractions. Geotech Geol Eng 10, 203–221 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00881172

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