A. Abutment - In coal mining, (1) the weight of the rocks above a narrow roadway is transferred to the solid coal along the sides, which act as abutments of the arch ...
"Mountaintop removal mining" (MTR) is a form of coal mining that uses explosives to blast "overburden" off the top of some Appalachian mountains.
where : S max = maximum value of subsidence a = subsidence factor M = extracted seam height = seam dip
Full text of "A theoretical and practical grammar of the Otchipwe language [microform] : for the use of missionaries and other persons living among the Indians ...
Full text of "A Gaelic grammar, containing the parts of speech and the general principles of phonology and etymology, with a chapter on proper and place names"