The applicability of longwall mining to American coal seams

Author

Mehmet Turgut Tezcanli

Abstract

"The objective of this thesis is to show that mechanized longwall mining can be applied to thinner American coal seams with greater advantage than the conventional mechanized room-and-pillar methods now being used, provided that the proper equipment is employed in an effective manner."--Objective, page 1.

Advisor(s)

Bruzewski, Robert F., 1918-1978

Committee Member(s)

Ash, Richard L.
Morgan, Ray E., 1908-1997
Christiansen, Carl R., 1921-1997

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mining Engineering

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1963

Pagination

vi, 58 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-57).

Rights

© 1963 Mehmet Turgut Tezcanli, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 1461

Print OCLC #

5950422

Recommended Citation

Tezcanli, Mehmet Turgut, "The applicability of longwall mining to American coal seams" (1963). Masters Theses. 5943.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5943