2017 – Tenth Triennial Conference

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Proceedings of the Tenth Triennial Conference on Coal Mine Subsidence
Mine Subsidence: Adaptive Innovation for Managing Challenges

Kirkton Park, Pokolbin 5-7 November 2017

Longwall Mining beneath Lake Lindsay Overland Conveyor at Grasstree Mine	JR Soar C Ryan J Sparksman G Leason DJ Kay M Posthumus TR Baillie	1
Innovative ways of Managing Longwall Mining beneath Small to Medium Commercial and Industrial Properties	S Beresford D Talbert	15
Recent Advances in Groundwater Modelling for Coal Mines	NP Merrick	29
Longwall Mining Impacts on Groundwater and Surface Water: Aspects Significant to Gaining Mining Approval	JM Galvin	37
Experience of Monitoring the Interaction between Ground Deformations and Groundwater above an Extracted Longwall Panel	KW Mills BG Blacka	51
Investigation on the Soil-Pile Interaction Mechanism in Subsidence Areas	Sheng P Yu GY Wang DQ Zhu YX	67
Influence of Residual Tilt Deformation and Strengthening on Pile and Pier Foundation in Mine Goaf	Zhu YX Wang DQ Yu GY Sheng P	75
Continuous Monitoring of Mining Induced Strain in Bridge Stepped Joints Using Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors	M Brunton BE Whelan	85
Experiences from Longwall Mining beneath Railway Cuttings	DJ Kay A Pidgeon C Bloor D Christie A Leventhal J Matheson G Robinson J Rolles R Pinkerton R Barber I Sheppard D Talbert C Brunero D Patterson	95
Unsaturated Railway Embankments Subject to Mine Subsidence (can you handle the truth?)	G Swarbrick T Hull A Leventhal	111
Outcomes of the Response of Railway Overbridges to Valley Closure in the NSW Southern Coalfield	J Matheson A Leventhal T Hull A Steindler I Sheppard	121
Valley Closure – How Much Can a Culvert Bear?	A Leventhal J Matheson T Hull A Steindler I Sheppard	135
Monitoring of Mining Induced Movements between Bridge Components with Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors	M Brunton BE Whelan	155
Innovative Design of Large Multi-storey Reinforced Concrete Framed Structures Subject to Mine Subsidence	P Austin P Moore	167
Predicting Horizontal Ground Movements for Grosvenor Mine, Queensland	DR Kay DJ Kay AA Waddington S McEwan	175
Validation of a Subsidence Prediction Approach of Combined Modelling and Empirical Methods	Y Heritage	193
Development of Predictive Methods for Horizontal Movement and Strain at the Surface due to Longwall Mining	J Barbato B Hebblewhite R Mitra K Mills AA Waddington	207
Re-emergence of Photogrammetry for Hi-resolution 3D Surface Modelling and Measurement	M Nicholson	223
Progress in Partial Extraction Layout Design for Productivity, Safety and Subsidence Management at Clarence Colliery	D Hill E White	235
Structural Integrity Investigation of a Deep Shaft at a Salt Mine	G Dominish D Ho	253
Overview of the Monitoring of Sandstone Overhangs for the Effects of Mining Subsidence in the Southern Coalfield	R Regal J Reeves	261
The Unexpected Outcomes of 25 Years of Subsidence Monitoring of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Sites in the Southern Coalfield of NSW	J Reeves R Regal	271
Subsidence Events, Investigations & Litigation The Need for a Forensic Approach	A Shirley S Fagg	283
Downhole Techniques to Assess Mine Subsidence and Mitigation Effectiveness	DL Knott H Streater	303
Pothole Subsidence in the Newcastle Region	J Johnston K Black S Fityus R Rigby I Canbulat	321
Assessment of Sinkhole Risk in Shallow Coal Mining	I Canbulat C Zhang K Black J Johnston S McDonald	331
Alternative Approach to the Assessment of the Mine Workings under the Newcastle CBD	S Baker J Darras	349