The increases above 1975 levels for acid mine drainage and subsidence for the years 1985 and 2000 based on projections of current mining trends and the National Energy Plan are presented. No increases are projected for acid mine drainage from surface mines or waste since enforcement under present laws should control this problem. The increase in acid mine drainage from underground mines is proj...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The two most common complications of femoral impaction bone grafting are femoral fracture and massive implant subsidence. We investigated fracture forces and implant subsidence rates in embalmed human femurs undergoing impaction grafting. The study consisted of two arms, the first examining the force at which femoral fracture occurs in the embalmed human femur, and the se...

Due to the rapid growth of economy in China, the amount of water usage has increased dramatically in many major cities. The over exploitation of underground water in the north region of China causes severe urban subsidence over last 3 decades. The conventional surveying methods have been used to monitor the subsidence. It is, however, very challenging to identify the coverage of the subsidence ...

-. This roper discusses in *M tie process undetien to mitigate the effects of any fiture mine subsidence on prison structures proposed above old abandoned underground workings. The site for a proposed prison complex purchased by the State of Indiana was located in west-central Indiana and was undermined by an old abandoned room and pillar mine. The original plan for construcdon cmsisted of one ...

This paper aims to develop a set of valid and reliable indicators to evaluate the regional land subsidence disaster vulnerability. The proposed indicator system can provide effective theoretical support for further land subsidence risk evaluation and risk management. This study transfers the qualitative analysis of land subsidence vulnerability to quantitative evaluation by developing a univers...

As a “bridge” connecting soil, atmosphere and water, the dynamic change of vegetation can reflect ecological environment in coal mining subsidence area to certain extent. However, relying on traditional methods extract coverage information large range not only consumes huge human material resources, but also has low accuracy. Therefore, this study uses satellite remote sensing technology areas....

OBJECT The aim in this study was to quantify the effects of vertebroplasty on endplate subsidence in treated and adjacent vertebrae and their relationship to endplate thickness and underlying trabecular bone in elderly female spines. METHODS Vertebral compression fractures were created in female cadaveric (age range 51-88 years) thoracolumbar spine segments. Specimens were placed into either ...

A subsidence research program began in 1985 to document the extent and magnitude of land subsidence in Sacramento Valley, California, an area of about 15 600 km, using Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying. A brief description of GPS surveying is followed by a summary of each of four surveys between 1985 and 1989. In addition to periodic conventional spirit levelling, an examination was mad...