Mining Product: AMSS - Analysis of Multiple Seam Stability

Original creation date: January 2007

Authors: C Mark, Z Agioutantis, K Heasley

Software (Windows) - August 2013

Version: 2.1.02

Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2013 Aug

AMSS is a software program that helps to identify the location and likely severity of multiple seam interactions.

Multiple seam interactions are a major ground control hazard in many US underground coal mines. The two most common types of interactions are:

Undermining, where stress concentrations caused by previous full extraction in an overlying seam is the primary concern, and;
Overmining, where previous full extraction in an underlying seam can result in stress concentrations and rock damage from subsidence.

AMSS helps identify the location and likely severity of these interactions. Mine planners can use this information to adjust the roof support, pillar design, or mine layout to minimize the hazard.

Release notes for version 2.1.02 (August 2013):

Minor bug fixes
Fixed operating system compatibility issues
User interface improvements

Release notes for version 2.1.01 (October 2012):

Recompiled with new libraries
16/32 bit controls have been replaced with 32/64 bit controls
User interface improvements
Program installer has been updated with more options and better checks for older installations
Various bug fixes
Tested for better functioning under Windows 7

Audience: Mine operators

Software (Windows) - August 2013

Version: 2.1.02

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Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2013 Aug