Mining Publication: Development of an Automated PC-Network-Based Seismic Monitoring System
Original creation date: December 2001
An automated PC-network-based seismic data acquisition and processing system has been developed by NIOSH for use in mine safety studies. Several systems have been constructed and deployed in the field for testing and application. Current installations utilize multiple autonomous seismic networks located both underground and on the surface. Event locations, magnitude estimates, and other processed data are distributed for display and analysis on network nodes both underground and in the offices of mine engineers and management. System flexibility is derived from the system's distributed nature, compatibility with multiple analog-to-digital converters and operating systems, and user control over the automated processing. These systems are now being applied in studies designed to reduce hazards associated with roof falls, rock bursts, coal bumps, and mine collapse.
Authors: PL Swanson
Conference Paper - December 2001
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021461
In: G. van Aswegen, R.J. Durrheim, and W.D. Orlepp, eds. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines (Johannesburg, S. Africa, Sept. 17-19, 2001), S. African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg, S. Africa, 2001 Dec; :11-17
See Also
- Characteristics of Mining-Induced Seismicity Associated with Roof Falls and Roof Caving Events
- Detecting Strata Fracturing and Roof Failures from a Borehole Based Microseismic System
- Local Earthquake Tomography for Imaging Mining-Induced Changes Within the Overburden above a Longwall Mine
- Mapping Hazards with Microseismic Technology to Anticipate Roof Falls - A Case Study
- Monitoring Coal Mine Seismicity with an Automated Wireless Digital Strong-Motion Network
- The Relationship of Roof Movement and Strata-Induced Microseismic Emissions to Roof Falls
- Safer Mine Layouts for Underground Stone Mines Subjected to Excessive Levels of Horizontal Stress
- Seismic Detection of Trapped Miners Using In-Mine Geophones
- Seismic Event Data Acquisition and Processing: Distribution and Coordination Across PC-Based Networks
- Time-Lapse Tomography of a Longwall Panel: A Comparison of Location Schemes
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- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program