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Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Coal Containing Gas

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Coal strength plays a significant role in various mining related engineering activities, including the evaluation of coal and gas outburst dangers, pillar design, hydraulic fracturing design (involving enhanced gas drainage), coalface support, coal seam CO2 sequestration, and other activities.

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Cheng, Y., Liu, Q., Ren, T. (2021). Strength and Deformation Characteristics of Coal Containing Gas. In: Coal Mechanics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3895-4_6

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