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Mining Engineering · Q391

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Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 391

Q391

The average vertical stress in a coal pillar of a B & P panel is found to be 8 MPa. The depth of the pillar and the average density of overburden rock are 200 m and 2500 kg/m3 respectively. Assuming pillar stress to be the same in all coal pillars of that panel, the extraction ratio of the panel is

A.
0.387
Answer
B.
0.513
C.
0.613
D.
0.751

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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