Toward Pillar Design to Prevent Collapse of Roomand
prevalence of shallow roomandpillar coal mines. TRADITIONAL STRENGTHBASED PILLAR DESIGN METHODS Traditional strengthbased pillar design first requires an estimate of pillar stress and then an estimate of pillar strength. The factor of safety for the pillar is then evaluated as pillar strength divided by pillar stress. An acceptable safety factor depends on the tolerable risk of failure. A