What is it about?

The authors have developed a method to answer, quickly and accurately in accordance with the industrial practice and needs, the following yet unanswered questions: (1) how to define the spatial orientation of the different classes of cleats presented in a coal seam and (2) how to determine the frequency of their connectivites.

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Why is it important?

It will allow to better understand the coal cleat system and consequently to recognize the best pathways to gas flow through the coal seam.

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This page is a summary of: The coal cleat system: A new approach to its study, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, June 2014, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2014.03.005.
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