Illawarra Branch Mine Managers Association AoAustralia Australian Coal Operators’ Conference 11/13 February, 2015, Wollongong, NSW McKinnon Building 67, University of Wollongong Preliminary List of Papers No Author Paper 1 Andrew Clough Mining legislation – The Queensland perspective 2 Rob Regan Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulatory and enforcement approach in New South Wales 3 Joe Clayton Mining Engineering: What they didn't teach you at Uni! 4 M. Shanmukha Rao, G. Uday Bhaskar and Shivakumar Karekal Estimation of UCS of coal measures of pranhitagodavari valley, india using sonic logs Ilker Senguler And Hayrullah Dagistan Mahdi Zoorabadi, Winton Gale, Serkan Saydam Geology of the Alpu (Eskisehir, Turkey) Coalfield and Seismic Reflection Studies Radovan Kukutsch, Petr Konicek, Petr Waclawik, Jiri Ptacek, Lubomir Stas, Martin Vavro and Alice Hastikova Richard Campbell Stress measurement in coal seam ahead of longwall face – case study Terry Medhurst Investigation into a new approach for roadway roof support design that includes convergence data Charles Sweeney Changes in drilling performance and dust suppression with the use of a water separator sub Geotechnical model for the dilated zone Improved roof bolting methodologies: Reducing hydraulic fracture of strata The influence of test sample size on the load carrying capacity of cable bolts and rock bolts Behaviour of cable bolt in shear; experimental study and Mathematical modellling 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Ross Seedsman 12 David Evans 13 Ibad Ur-Rahman, Paul Hagan, Jianhang Chen Naj Aziz, Peter Craig, Ali Mirza, Haleh Rasekh, Jan Nemcik, Xuwei Li Naj Aziz, Robert Hawker, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Jan Nemcik, Xuwei Li and Haleh Rasekh Haleh Rasekh , Naj Aziz Jan Nemcik, Ali Mirza, Xuwei Li 14 15 16 17 18 Xuwei Li, Jan Nemcik, Naj Aziz, Ali Mirza, Haleh Resekh, Allison Golsby Analytical procedure to estimate the horizontal hydraulic conductivity anisotropy of coal seams Longwall salvage roof fall recovery experience Strength characteristics of Secura Hollow Groutable Cable bolts An experimental study on the contact surface area of cabled strata Modelling of rebar and cable bolt behaviour in tension and shear New generation polymer technology used in plaster and cementitious fibre and non-fibre spray on and grout systems 19 Zecheng Li, Serkan Saydam, Rudrajit Mitra, Duncan Chalmers 20 Qiuqiu Qiao, Jan Nemcik Ian Porter and Ernest Baafi Compressive strength testing of toughSkin thin spray-on liner 21 Hongkui Gong, Ismet Canbulat and Mehmet S. Kizil 22 David Hill, Ry Stone, Suchowerska, Anastasia, Robert Trueman Yi Luo Risk-benefit analysis in coal mine roof support design using stochastic modelling technique Pillar abutment loading – new concepts for the coal mining industry Systematic Approach to Mitigate Longwall Subsidence Influences 23 24 25 26 Investigation on adhesion strength of thin spray-on liner in an underground coal mine Detlef Bringemeier Development of a mechanistic method for predictions of subsidence and aquifer interference due to longwall mining Xiaoming Zhang , Xiaochen Yang, Zuo Wang and Kyuro Sasaki Yvette Heritage, Adrian Moodie and James Anderson Numerical simulation of seismic dynamic response of ground surface above the goaf of coal mine SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPLEX 3D EXCAVATION USING 2D AND 3D MODELLING Development a method to identify the source of gas emissions into longwall and goaf from strata. 27 A Saghafi, K Pinetown, H, Javanmard 28 Nazanin Nourifard, Lei Zhang, Naj Aziz, and Jan Nemcik Experimental study on permeability of coal samples subjected to confining pressure 29 Scott Adam 30 Brianna Millgate and Paul Hagan Application of continuous drilling technologies in coal mining An examination into a water separator sub’s effect on drill performance and dust suppression Determination of the degradation in cutter tool performance with wear 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Esmat Sarwary and Paul Hagan Dylan Wedel, Bharath Belle and Mehmet Siddik Kizil Bharath Belle and Adam Foulstone Martin Watkinson K Liddell, S Muller C Hanrahan David Cliff Joanne Wood, David Cliff and R Burgess-Limerick Mohammad Farouq Hossaini, Mohammad Mohammadi, Nabiollah Hajiantilaki and Alireza Tavallaie Edward Hay and Saiied M Aminossadati 39 Ali Soofastaei, Saiied Aminossadati 40 B Beamish, Jan Theiler 41 Paulo R. Pereira Sean Keen, Alex Hossack and Mehmet S. Kizil 42 The effectiveness of rapid stone dust compliance testing in underground coal mines Explosion prevention in coal mine TBM drift – an operational acknowledge share Lessons from the operational use of the GAG jet engine at mine sites Hazelwood mine fire 2014 Translating road safety research on night-time visibility to the context of mining Causes of dynamic over break and measures to control it in tunnelling: experience of the Alborz Tunnel Monetary savings opportunities of electronic blast initiation systems Simulation of payload variance effects on truck bunching to minimise energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Contrast in self-heating rate behaviour for coals of similar rank The application of hose management in mining Development and implementation of a geotechnical database management system