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Walsall`s heart op

By: Language: English Series: Surveyor (PWW) ; 169(4981) 11 February 1988, 16-17(2)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: Explains how Walsall Borough Council is combating subsidence by infil ling Littleton Street mine , a disused limestone mine , a quarter of a mile from the town centre. The mine is being infilled with rockpaste - a mixture of colliery spoil, pulverised fuel ash , lime and water. Looks at problems the council has encountered and describes the use of ultrasonic surveying equipment in monitoring the mine.

Explains how Walsall Borough Council is combating subsidence by infil ling Littleton Street mine , a disused limestone mine , a quarter of a mile from the town centre. The mine is being infilled with rockpaste - a mixture of colliery spoil, pulverised fuel ash , lime and water. Looks at problems the council has encountered and describes the use of ultrasonic surveying equipment in monitoring the mine.