Development of Low Environmental Impact and Low Rank Coal Mining System for Carbon Neutral

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25820431
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Earth system and resources engineering
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: SASAOKA Takashi 九州大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (20444862)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 低品位炭 / 坑内採掘システム / 地表沈下 / 斜面の安定性 / 採掘実収率 / 環境修復 / 緑化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As to develop the low rank coal mining system with the low environmental impact, data about geological conditions of low rank coal seams, conventional-state of the art mining systems, etc were collected and the database for low rank coal was developed.
Appropriate mining system was proposed and the suitable mining design was investigated by field investigation and a series of numerical analysis. Moreover,the rehabilitation program at the mined out area were also discussed in terms of the suitable soil conditions and species of plants.

Free Research Field

岩盤工学，資源開発，環境修復