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Perfection of mines, openings and underground structures
construction and reconstruction technologies; development of
driving technologies and support structures for permanent and
development workings and faces;
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Study of the stressed-strained state of
the rock mass around mine workings and underground structures
and perfection of its assessment methods;
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Making, developing and application,
after a specific example, of methods analyzing static,
rheological/flow and dynamic loads of mine workings and
underground structures and of their computer programs;
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Development of computer-aided design methods
for stripping and development/mining of blanket and vein
deposits taking into account up-to-date mechanization facilities
and market requirements;
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Perfection of a technology for mining deep
levels of thick coal seams under difficult mining and geological
conditions;
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Development of methods of complex mining of
manganese deposits under improved and environmentally friendly
systems of mining operations;
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Development of facilities and systems
protecting underground structures from harmful effects of
unauthorized blasts (including terrorist explosions);
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Development of optimal
ventilation systems for underground structures and tunnels and
perfection of operational parameters of ventilation
installations
