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  • SAIMM
    The price forecast of international petroleum with system simulation based on MATLAB/SIMULINK

    By G. Wu, S. Liu

    In view of the singleness of traditional methods about international petroleum (Brant) price forecast, ten main factors that affect international petroleum price are fully analysed. Based on time seri

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Laboratory simulation of the behaviour of highly stressed mining fronts

    By M. C. Bétournay

    Strainbursts are common in overstressed brittle rock around deep mine openings. Such failures are characterized by a biaxial state of stress in the plane of the opening boundary. A zone of compressi

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Presidential Address: Collaboration and Diversity in STEM

    By Z. Botha

    Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, published a book titled 'Lean In', where she invites women to sit at the table. In summary, to 'sit at the table' entails not only embracing opportunity, but to a

    Sep 1, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Assessment of mass modulus of a weathered argillaceous rock

    By Chris M. Haberfield, Neil D. Benson

    The assessment of overall modulus (or stiffness) of a fractured weak to moderately strong rock mass is a key parameter in the design of civil engineering works in these materials. It also provides th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Disturbance Assessment at the Wall of a Vertical Blasted Shaft in Marls

    By J. P. Piguet, Y. Wileveau

    ABSTRACT : An experimental programme for damage assessment was performed in the vicinity of the main shaft of Andra’s Underground Research Laboratory, currently under construction in the East of Franc

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    SPOTLIGHT on the 27th Annual Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture

    By A. N. Brown

    The Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture is arranged annually under the auspices of the Pretoria Engineers Liaison Committee. This is a multidisciplinary Committee with representatives from eleven so

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SAIMM
    Stability assessment of underground machine hall of Rogun HPP based on the results of physical modeling and in-situ observations

    By I. Grigoriev, A. Yolkin, E. Freiberg, A. Fedchun, A. Kolichko

    Abstract: The paper describes the engineering-geological conditions and the structural decisions of the underground machine hall of Rogun HPP under construction in Tadjikistan on Vaksh river as well a

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Planning A New Analytical Laboratory For An Uranium Mine Taking Automation Into Consideration - 1.0 Introduction

    By J. Galloway, P. K. Hofmeyr

    Obviously all mining operations require much analytical work to be carried out. This starts with exploration, becomes more stringent with the evaluation of a mineralised area and finally becomes on-go

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation of the efficiency of smart underground mine evacuation through virtual reality simulations APCOM 2021

    By F. C. Harris, S. J. Gaab, J. Sattarvand, S. Duzgun

    Underground mines are inherently dangerous due to potential hazards such as fires, explosions, and caving of rock. Although these events are rare, once they occur a speedy and safe egress of mineworke

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Project control - an overview

    By E. R. Davis, R. J. Knott

    The paper discusses some of the tools of management in the field of project control, especially in engineering. Project control includes planning and cost engineering, and involves various phases: the

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SAIMM
    Recovering Gold From Sand Dumps Using Gravity Concentration

    By Durell Denysschen, Rafael Abela

    The recovery of gold from old mine dumps has been carried out over the last two decades. The gold value and price together with recovery methods, determine whether it is economical to process a dump.

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Numerical approach to influence of pore pressure magnitude and gradient on fracture propagation in brittle heterogeneous rocks

    By T. H. Yang, K. K. Lee, Z. Z. Liang, C. A. Tang, L. C. Li, Y. Tsui, L. G. Tham

    Abstract: A series of numerical tests of hydraulic fracturing in heterogeneous rocks were performed to investigate the influence of pore pressure magnitude and gradient on initiation and propagation

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Sensibility analysis of the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of a radioactive waste storage shaft in a deep shale using probabilistic methods

    By S. Escoffier, A. Giraud, K. Su, F. Homand, N. Hoteit

    Abstract For the feasibility study of an underground waste disposal the characterization of the coupled behaviour of the host rock is required: Because of the very low permeability of these formations

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Mine rehabilitation in the arid Succulent Karoo vegetation zone on the South African west cost,Namakwa Sands—case study

    By T. F. J. Hälbich

    Namakwa Sands aims to conserve environmental resources and prevent or minimize environmental impacts from its operations. The challenge faced by Namakwa Sands is the rehabilitation of the arid winter

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    A computer program for estimation of support requirements for circular shafts

    By H. Ozturk

    In this paper, the computer program ‘SHAFT’ developed for estimation of support requirements for circular mine shafts is introduced. Theory of support design is based on the analytical solutions of ci

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Introducing new Council members (f1ecaec8-d397-4bba-a492-7b63c8dd2f98)

    Mr D. Wilson was born in Vereeniging, where he also completed his schooling, matriculating from General Smuts High School in 1977. Mr K.A. van Gessel was born in 1937. His final studies were condu

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SAIMM
    Dynamic Support Rationale and Systems

    By U. Singh, E. T. Brown, J. Coxon

    The rapid fracturing and deformation that occurs around excavations during rock bursts demand that support and reinforcement systems have both deformability and damping capabilities. The energy deman

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Ventilation systems in dead-end headings with coal dust and methane hazard

    By J. Szlazak, A. Tor, M. Borowski, N. Szlazak, D. Obracaj

    This article presents the analysis of ventilation systems used in dead-end headings, while being drilled, in coal mines. Special emphasis is put on methane and dust hazard. Mathematical model for dist

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Study on Tunneling in Rock Masses with Inclined Layers Using Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA)

    By J. -H. Wu, S. Nishiyama, Y. Ohnishi

    The behaviors and stress distributions of the inclined jointed rock masses with different dip angles obtained from DDA are compared to the results of laboratory tests. By calculating the block stress

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Testing Of Temporary Face Support Systems Under Rockfall Conditions

    By J. L. Human, N. Fernandes

    The rockfall hazard is the major contributing agency to fatal accidents in South African platinum mining operations. The majority of these accidents occur in close proximity to the working stope face.

    Jan 1, 2004