A numerical investigation of rock pillar failure mechanism in underground openings

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 691-697

  Mortazavi, A ^a   Hassani, F P ^b   Shabani, M ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mining; Numerical modeling; Pillar failure; Rock mechanics; Strain softening

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISMS; FAILURE PROCESS; FIELD DATUM; HARD ROCKS; HIGH STRESS; MINING CONDITIONS; MINING OPERATIONS; NATURAL LOADINGS; NON-LINEAR BEHAVIORS; NUMERICAL DATUM; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELING; PILLAR FAILURE; PILLAR STRENGTHS; ROCK PILLARS; STRAIN-SOFTENING; UNDERGROUND OPENINGS;

MINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

ROOM AND PILLAR MINING;

DEFORMATION; DESIGN; FAILURE MECHANISM; GUIDELINE; LOADING; MINING; PILLAR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64849116953     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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