Download or read book Design of Supports in Mines written by Cemal Biron and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1983-02-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise guide to designing mining support structures emphasizes wooden gallery and longwall supports, roof bolts and roof trusses, and powered supports. Deals with the engineering characteristics of supporting materials such as timber, steel, concrete, and stowing. Illustrated text supplies tables and formulas for making specific design calculations.