Geotechnical design for sublevel open stoping. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ernesto Villaescusa.
• Authors: Villaescusa, Ernesto
• Contents: Introduction; Mining Method Selection; Self-Supported Mining Methods; Sublevel Open Stoping; Factors Controlling Stope Wall Behaviour; Scope and Contents of This Book; Sublevel Stoping Geometry; Introduction; Stoping Geometries; Multiple Lift Open Stoping; Single Lift Stoping; Shallow Dipping Tabular Orebodies; Bench Stoping; Planning and Design; Introduction; Geological and Geotechnical Characterisation; Stress Analysis in Stope Design; Design of Stoping Blocks; Detailed Stope Design; Rock Mass Characterisation; Introduction; Characterisation from Exploration Core; Analysis of Logging Data; Geotechnical Mapping of Underground Exposures; Analysis of Mapping Data; Intact Rock Strength; The Mechanical Properties of Rock Masses; Rock Stress; Span and Pillar Design; Background; Empirical Span Determination Using Rock Mass Classification Methods ; The Stability Graph Method; Numerical Modelling of Stope Wall Stability; Pillar Stability Analysis; Drilling and Blasting; Introduction; Longhole Drilling; Blast Design Parameters; Ring Design; Explosive Selection; Explosive Placement; Initiation Systems; Raise and Cut-Off Slot Blasting; Trough Undercut Blasting; Rock Diaphragm Blasting; Rock Reinforcement and Support; Introduction; Terminology; Ground Support Design; Rock Bolting of Open Stope Development Drives; Cable Bolting of Open Stope Walls; Cable Bolt Corrosion; Cement Grouting of Cable Bolts; Support Systems; Mine Fill; Introduction; Unconsolidated Rock Fill; Cemented Rock Fill; Hydraulic Fill; Cemented Paste Fill; Open Stope Fill Operations Systems; Fill Monitoring and Quality Control; Dilution Control; Introduction; Types of Dilution; Economic Impact of Dilution; Parameters Influencing Dilution; Cavity Monitoring System (CMS); Dilution Control Plan; Scale-Independent Measures of Stope Performance
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 622.2; Stoping (Mining)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482211894
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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