A roof support used in longwall mining methods. The height and width of this hydraulic support system is approximately 5m high and 2.2m wide. These roof supports will be placed side by side (2.2m + 2.2m...) to support an active face underground that can extend over. 300m in width.
Based off of a Caterpillar roof support system:
https://mining.cat.com/products/underground-mining/longwall
More information on Longwall mining:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwall_mining
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Glen Iverson,
University of British Columbia Mining Engineering Student
iverson.glen@gmail.com
Please feel free to contact me for any inquiries.
I am not affiliated with Caterpillar Mining Equipment #Cat #Caterpillar #hydraulic #long_wall #longwall #mine #mining #roof #Student #support #system #UBC #underground
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