Coal Mine Ground Control - Hardcover
Book by Peng, Syd S.
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About the Author:
Dr. Syd S. Peng is Charles E. Lawall Chair of Mining Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, U.S.A. Dr. Peng, born in Taiwan, came to the U.S. in 1965 for advance study and received his Ph.D. in mining engineering from Stanford University in 1970. He joined West Virginia University in 1974 and in 1978 was appointed chair-man of the Mining Engineering Department, a position he held until August 2006.
Since 1974, Dr. Peng has supervised more than 100 research grants/contracts from private companies, and state and federal agen-cics, authored and co-authored 4 textbooks. 330 journal and proceedings articles, and 250 research reports in the areas of longwall mining, ground control and surface subsidence. His research ap-proach is to combine theory and practice. He has performed research and/or problem investigation in more than 300 U.S. coal mines and 16 major coal producing countries.
He founded the annual International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM) in 1981. Through his effort, Ground Control is now a standard terminology in mining operations.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and was the recipient of 11 national and international awards.
Since 1974, Dr. Peng has supervised more than 100 research grants/contracts from private companies, and state and federal agen-cics, authored and co-authored 4 textbooks. 330 journal and proceedings articles, and 250 research reports in the areas of longwall mining, ground control and surface subsidence. His research ap-proach is to combine theory and practice. He has performed research and/or problem investigation in more than 300 U.S. coal mines and 16 major coal producing countries.
He founded the annual International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM) in 1981. Through his effort, Ground Control is now a standard terminology in mining operations.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and was the recipient of 11 national and international awards.
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- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0471821713
- ISBN 13 9780471821717
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages506
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