Elastoplastic stability analysis of mine haulage drift in the vicinity of mined stopes

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 574-593

  Zhang, Yaohua ^a   Mitri, Hani S ^b  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastoplastic analysis; Finite element method; Haulage drift; Rock mechanics; Stability analysis; Sublevel stoping; Underground mining

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; EXCAVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS RELAXATION;

HAULAGE DRIFT; METAL MINES; STOPE; UNDERGROUND MINING;

MINES;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HAULAGE; MINING; ROCK MECHANICS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 40749150965     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.07.020     Document Type: Article

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