YIELDABLE MINE ROOF SUPPORT

摘要

A mine roof support (10) designed to extend vertically in a mine passageway. The support includes a containment structure (16) having at least two telescoping containment members (20, 22) freely telescopically movable relative to one another, and a filler material (18) introducible into the containment structure to form a column of material extending vertically in t he passageway. Each containment member defines an interior space for receiving the filler material (18). The material is hardenable inside the containment structure to form a yieldable column whereby in the event of a mine convergence, the yieldable material yields while providing continued support and the telescoping containment members move freely relative to one another to permit such yielding without damage to the containment structure. A method o f installing such a roof support is also disclosed.