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  • SAIMM
    A new evaluation method of JRC and its size effect

    By T. Saito, S. Murata

    An original concept of JRC-diagram that can evaluate JRC and its size-effect by using a fractal model was proposed. In order to confirm the applicability of the JRC-diagram, first, JRC of the tensile

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The interaction between excavation of Trojane tunnel and an anchored pile retaining wall

    By V. Jovicic, J. Likar

    The knowledge of the geological sequence and hydrological conditions in the area of portals was the basis for the design of the entry of the highway into tunnel Trojane. Mudstone, claystone and sandst

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Moisture Adsorption And Desorption Characteristics Of Some South African Coals

    By Q. P. Campbell

    The high final total moisture content of fine coal after mining and processing is one of the major reasons that this resource is not extensively used in subsequent power generation, combustion, or oth

    Nov 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation Of A Limit Equilibrium Model To Simulate Crush Pillar Behaviour - Synopsis

    By M. du Plessis

    This paper describes the evaluation of a limit equilibrium model to simulate the behaviour of crush pillars in platinum mines. An analytical model was derived to calculate the residual average pillar

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Analyses of Tunnel Stress Failures at Pyhäsalmi Mine

    By M. Hakala, P. Tolppanen

    A method to predict stress-induced failures around excavations based on the mapped geological and rock mechanical information is studied. Totally of 7 km of newly excavated tunnels are mapped in the I

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Mintek Thermal Magnesium Process (MTMP): Theoretical And Operational Aspects

    By M. Abdellatif

    Keywords: Magnesium, pyrometallurgy, Mintek Extensive testwork on atmospheric thermal magnesium production has highlighted certain important fundamental and operational factors that have a major i

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    A Practical Application Of Geostatistical Methods To Quality And Mineral Reserve Modelling Of Cement Raw Materials ? Synopsis

    By T. Y. Yunsel

    Estimation techniques such as polygonal, triangular prism, trapezoid, isopach maps, and inverse distance methods are often used in ore or industrial minerals deposit evaluation. These techniques do no

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Presidential Address: Zinc - Man?s Best Friend?

    By W. H. Van Niekerk

    The metal zinc has been around since only about 1400 AD. This may sound like a long time, but when compared to fellow base metals copper and lead, which were discovered in 5000 and 4000 BC respectivel

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Analysis of rock avalanches generated by large planar rock slides by means of numerical methods for discontinua

    By R. Ribacchi, P. Tommasi, C. Consorti, P. Campedel

    The runout of dry blocky rock avalanches produced by planar rockslides affecting a limestone formation with clayey interbeds is analysed by means of distinct element modelling. Numerical analyses are

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Prediction of the geological condition ahead of the tunnel face in TBM tunnels by geostatistical simulation technique

    By K. Aoki, Y. Mito, S. Shirasagi

    The authors developed the TBM Excavation Control System (the TBM Navigator), in order to realize the advanced observational construction. During the excavation using this system, the rock strength val

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Practical tool for quality control of overcoring stress measurement data

    By M. Hakala

    A computer program was developed to simulate transient strains and stresses during an overcoring in the situ stress measurement. The solution is based on superpositioning of elastic stresses. The meas

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Dynamic Support Rationale and Systems

    By U. Singh, E. T. Brown, J. Coxon

    The rapid fracturing and deformation that occurs around excavations during rock bursts demand that support and reinforcement systems have both deformability and damping capabilities. The energy deman

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Failure probability analysis of high rock slopes based on bionic algorithm

    Abstract : The computation of reliability index or failure probability of slopes can be transformed into an optimisation problem. In high rock slope engineering, it is usually a multimodal optimizatio

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Measurement of induced stress under high rock stress by compact conical-ended borehole overcoring technique

    By K. Sugawara, H. -S. Jeong, Y. Ishiguro, J. Otani, Y. Obara, A. Hirata

    A series of measurements of induced stress by the Compact Conical-ended Borehole Overcoring (CCBO) technique was performed within rock mass around a tunnel excavated in a region that an underground po

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Interpretation and modelling of a hydromechanical in situexperiment within a fractured calcareous rock mass

    By Y. Guglielmi, V. Merrien-Soukatchoff, I. Kadiri

    ABSTRACT: Hydraulic experiments have been conducted since 1997 within a small fractured calcareous rock mass in southeastern France, at a site called Coaraze. On this reduced-scale site closing a floo

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Is it wavy or rough?

    By J. P. Harrison

    ABSTRACT: The significant effect of fracture surface morphology on the mechanical behaviour of rock masses is well known and has been studied by many people. For linear profiles taken from fracture su

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The design, commissioning, and performance of the NIM CIX section of the Chemwes uranium plant

    By J. L. Taylor, E. B. Viljoen, W. M. Craig, A. M. McIntosh

    The Chemwes uranium plant treats old gold-plant residues from the Sttifontein and Buffelsfontein Gold Mines by acid leaching, belt filtration, countercurrent ion exchange (ClX), and Bufflex solvent ex

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SAIMM
    The Development Of Ultra-Fine Grinding At Anglo Platinum (d77fa80a-0be9-41fb-a558-4098934b0cba)

    By A. K. Anyimadu

    Ongoing development work on ultra-fine grinding for various applications at the Group?s concentrators has been conducted by Anglo Platinum over the last few years. Current potential applications for

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    The development of ultra-fine grinding at Anglo Platinum - Synopsis

    By A. K. Anyimadu

    Ongoing development work on ultra-fine grinding for various applications at the Group?s concentrators has been conducted by Anglo Platinum over the last few years. Current potential applications for

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Sensibility analysis of the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of a radioactive waste storage shaft in a deep shale using probabilistic methods

    By S. Escoffier, A. Giraud, K. Su, F. Homand, N. Hoteit

    Abstract For the feasibility study of an underground waste disposal the characterization of the coupled behaviour of the host rock is required: Because of the very low permeability of these formations

    Jan 1, 2003