Modeling uncertainties in mining pillar stability analysis

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1371-1380

  Cauvin, Maxime ^a,b   Verdel, Thierry ^a   Salmon, Romuald ^b  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Hazard and risk analysis; Mining pillar stability; Monte Carlo simulations; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ANALYSIS; LOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING LAYOUTS; MODELING UNCERTAINTIES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PILLAR STABILITY; POTENTIAL SURFACES; PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATION; SURFACE COLLAPSE; UNCERTAINTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARDS; MINE ROOF SUPPORTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PILLAR EXTRACTION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING; SAFETY FACTOR; STABILITY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COLLAPSE; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; INSTABILITY; MINING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PILLAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM AND PILLAR METHOD; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMETER; SURFACE MINING; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG MODULUS;

MINING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 70349310317     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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