期刊
ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING
卷 43, 期 5, 页码 533-556出版社
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-009-0069-6
关键词
Surface subsidence; Rock mass fabric; Faulting; Block caving; Numerical modeling; FEM/DEM-DFN
资金
- Rio Tinto
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Extraction of a large volume of ore during block caving can lead to the formation of significant surface subsidence. Current knowledge of the mechanisms that control subsidence development is limited as are our subsidence prediction capabilities. Mining experience suggests that, among other contributing factors, geological structures play a particularly important role in subsidence development. A conceptual modeling study has been undertaken to evaluate the significance of geological structure on surface subsidence. A hybrid finite/discrete element technique incorporating a coupled elasto-plastic fracture mechanics constitutive criterion is adopted; this allows physically realistic modeling of block caving through simulation of the transition from a continuum to a discontinuum. Numerical experiments presented emphasize the importance of joint orientation and fault location on mechanisms of subsidence development and the governing role of geological structure in defining the degree of surface subsidence asymmetry.
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