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Kumar, Roshan; Verma, Abhiram Kumar (2025) Water Barrier Pillar Design for Safety in Underground Coal Mines: A Review. Mine Water and the Environment, 44 (2). doi:10.1007/s10230-025-01059-8

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TitleWater Barrier Pillar Design for Safety in Underground Coal Mines: A Review
JournalMine Water and the Environment
AuthorsKumar, RoshanAuthor
Verma, Abhiram KumarAuthor
Year2025 (June)Volume44
Issue2
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1007/s10230-025-01059-8Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceKumar, Roshan; Verma, Abhiram Kumar (2025) Water Barrier Pillar Design for Safety in Underground Coal Mines: A Review. Mine Water and the Environment, 44 (2). doi:10.1007/s10230-025-01059-8
Plain TextKumar, Roshan; Verma, Abhiram Kumar (2025) Water Barrier Pillar Design for Safety in Underground Coal Mines: A Review. Mine Water and the Environment, 44 (2). doi:10.1007/s10230-025-01059-8
In(2025, June) Mine Water and the Environment Vol. 44 (2). Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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