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Numerical Modeling Study of the Effect of Some Critical Parameters on Caving Behavior of Strata and Support Performance in a Longwall Working

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Singh, G.S.P., Singh, U.K. Numerical Modeling Study of the Effect of Some Critical Parameters on Caving Behavior of Strata and Support Performance in a Longwall Working. Rock Mech Rock Eng 43, 475–489 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-009-0061-1

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