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Case Study on Overburden Fracturing during Longwall Top Coal Caving Using Microseismic Monitoring

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The authors thank the peer reviewers and Editor Prof. Giovanni Barla for their valuable comments and suggestions, which have greatly improved the manuscript.

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  1. Datong Coal Mine Group Co., Ltd., Datong, 037003, China

    Bin Yu & Jun Zhao

  2. College of Mining and Safety Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    Jun Zhao

  3. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    Hongtian Xiao

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Yu, B., Zhao, J. & Xiao, H. Case Study on Overburden Fracturing during Longwall Top Coal Caving Using Microseismic Monitoring. Rock Mech Rock Eng 50, 507–511 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1096-8

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