Numerical modelling of settlements in back-filled open-cut coal mines

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-29

  Naderian, A R ^a   Williams, D J ^a   Clark, I H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Geonet Consulting Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; FILLING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPEN PIT MINING; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACE WATERS;

BACK FILL MATERIALS; BACKFILLING; FINITE DIFFERENCE CODE; GROUNDWATER RISE; NONLINEAR NUMERICAL MODELLING; OPEN CUT MINES; SELF WEIGHT; SURVEY MEASUREMENTS;

COAL MINES;

BACKFILL; COAL MINE; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OPEN PIT MINE; SETTLEMENT;

EID: 0030428388     PISSN: 13895265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09208119608964791     Document Type: Article

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