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Application of Coal Mechanics in Coal and Gas Outbursts

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Coal and gas outbursts are geological failures that occur in underground drainage or mining, and consist of the ejection of thousands of coal/rock pieces and a considerable amount of gas into a limited working space within a short period.

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Cheng, Y., Liu, Q., Ren, T. (2021). Application of Coal Mechanics in Coal and Gas Outbursts. In: Coal Mechanics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3895-4_11

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