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Design and construction of tunnel portals under difficult geotechnical conditionsBy R. M. Spang
Abstract Between the German city of Dresden and the Czech capital Prague a 4-lane highway is under con-struction. At the outskirts of Dresden it will cross the narrow and deeply eroded Weißeritz V
Jan 1, 2003
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A Practical Application Of Geostatistical Methods To Quality And Mineral Reserve Modelling Of Cement Raw Materials ? SynopsisBy T. Y. Yunsel
Estimation techniques such as polygonal, triangular prism, trapezoid, isopach maps, and inverse distance methods are often used in ore or industrial minerals deposit evaluation. These techniques do no
Jan 1, 2012
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Outotec Direct Leaching Application In ChinaOutotec?s direct leaching process is an atmospheric leaching process for sulphidic zinc concentrates. The direct leaching process, based on special leaching reactors developed by Outokumpu, is the mos
Jan 1, 2008
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A new evaluation method of JRC and its size effectBy T. Saito, S. Murata
An original concept of JRC-diagram that can evaluate JRC and its size-effect by using a fractal model was proposed. In order to confirm the applicability of the JRC-diagram, first, JRC of the tensile
Jan 1, 2003
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The role of an advanced shotcrete constitutive model for reliable predictions of the ground-shotcrete interaction in tunnelingBy D. Boldini, R. Lackner, H. A. Mang
ABSTRACT: In this paper, the strong interaction between the hardening shotcrete lining and the surrounding ground in NATM tunneling is investigated by means of axisymmetric analyses, accounting for th
Jan 1, 2003
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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
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TEM Studies Of Pt-Al-Cr-Ru Alloys - SynopsisBy M. B. Shongwe
Pt-based alloys are being developed for high-temperature applications with the aim of replacing some of the currently used Ni-based superalloys (NBSAs) in the highest temperature applications. The Pt-
Jan 1, 2012
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Stability of large rock caverns excavated in a highly stressed regionBy Y. -J. Park, K. -H. You, Y. -T. Choi, Lee. H. -W.
Many large caverns are being constructed in great depths in Korea mainly for the storage of oil and LPG. These caverns are mostly located near the port where rock conditions are reasonably good. In so
Jan 1, 2003
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The interaction between excavation of Trojane tunnel and an anchored pile retaining wallBy V. Jovicic, J. Likar
The knowledge of the geological sequence and hydrological conditions in the area of portals was the basis for the design of the entry of the highway into tunnel Trojane. Mudstone, claystone and sandst
Jan 1, 2003
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Hard rock tunnel boring, cutting, drilling and blasting: rock parameters for excavatabilityBy K. Thuro, R. J. Plinninger
ABSTRACT: Determining tunnel stability is a key issue during preliminary site investigation. In contrast, problems of excavatability have been largely ignored. While the choice of an economic tunnelli
Jan 1, 2003
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Lötschberg base tunnel: brittle failure phenomena encountered during excavation of the Steg lateral aditBy V. Labiouse, P. K. Kaiser, F. Descoeudres, F. Rojat
In this paper some failure phenomena observed in the crossing of brittle rock formations at the Lötschberg base tunnel are presented. A brittle failure criteria, recently developed by Canadian researc
Jan 1, 2003
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Investigations into the residual strength of a 2.5 m wide Bushveld Merensky Reef crush pillar - SynopsisBy B. P. Watson
The first crush pillars on the Bushveld platinum mines were introduced at Union Section in 1978. Before the introduction of crush pillars, serious problems were experienced when stoping advanced to a
Jan 1, 2008
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Solar energy for greener zinc processing in South Africa, N.A. Sithole, S.A.C. Hockaday, and P.J.A. BezuidenhoutBy N. A. Sithole, S. A. C. Hockaday, P. J. A. Bezuidenhout
The Northern Cape Province in South Africa has high levels of annual direct normal solar irradiance and reserves of zinc (Zn) ores. The question arises as to the benefits of integrating renewable sola
Jan 1, 2020
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Sensibility analysis of the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of a radioactive waste storage shaft in a deep shale using probabilistic methodsBy 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
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Simulation of the mechanical behaviour of a fracture in shear: implication of the distribution of the void spaceBy J. Riss, S. Gentier, A. Marache
The study of the hydromechanical behaviour of fractured rock masses requires a detailed knowledge of the isolated fractures. The aim of the paper is the simulation of the evolution of the void space,
Jan 1, 2003
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Evaluation of the importance of thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings on the performance assessment of a deep underground storage designBy A. Rejeb, A. Millard
ABSTRACT: An evaluation of the importance of the thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings (THM) on the performance assessment of a deep underground storage design has been made as part of the international D
Jan 1, 2003
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Applications of seismic hazard assessment methods in minesBy G. van Aswegen
Large structures in mines (faults, dykes, pillars, abutments) fail when the load exceeds the strength. If the loading system stiffness (LSS, also referred to as the ‘local mine stiffness’) is lower th
Jan 1, 2003
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Research on visual simulation of coupled solid deformation and gas leak flow in parallel coal seamsBy P. Sun
Abstract: From the viewpoint of interaction mechanics of solid and gas, a coupled mathematical model is presented for coal/rock mass deformation and gas leak flow in parallel deformable coal seams. Nu
Jan 1, 2003
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The application of underground support liners reaches maturityBy I. Hague
Support liners for underground applications include steel and timber sets, meshing and lacing, screen/mesh, shotcrete and thin support liners (superskins). Over the past few years, major advances have
Jan 1, 2003
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Volume changes in sandstone under true triaxial compression conditionsBy M. Kwasniewski, M. Takahashi
Prismatic samples of a medium-grained sandstone from Slask Colliery (Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland) were tested under uniaxial compression, conventional triaxial compression and true triaxial comp
Jan 1, 2003