Pumped-Slurry Backfilling of Abandoned Coal Mine Workings for Subsidence Control at Rock Springs, WY

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Pumped-Slurry Backfilling of Abandoned Coal Mine Workings for Subsidence Control at Rock Springs, WY (7.98 MB)

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Cover page, Table of Contents, Abstract (964 KB)
Introduction (960 KB)
Background (986 KB)
Hydraulic Backfilling Methods (1.07 MB)
Pumped-Slurry Test at Rock Springs (1.0 MB)
First Large-Scale Test (777 KB)
Hydraulic Model Studies for Backfilling Mine Cavitities (721 KB)
Three Large-Scale Projects at Rock Springs (1.01 MB)
Project No. 1 (1.19 MB)
Project No. 2 (1.73 MB)
Project No. 3, with a Management Support Contract (1.61 MB)
Conclusions (847 KB)
References (744 KB)
Appendix-Hydraulic Model Studies for Backfilling Mine Cavities (3.47 MB)