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A Simple Tool to Measure Stress in Mine Backfill
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Robertson, A. MacG. (1986). A Simple Tool to Measure Stress in Mine Backfill. Proceeding of the Fifth Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM)
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Robertson, A. MacG. (1986). A Simple Tool to Measure Stress in Mine Backfill. Proceeding of the Fifth Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM)
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Organization: International Conference on Ground Control in Mining
Pages: 9
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1986
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| A cone penetrometer has been used to assess the level of stress existing in hydraulically placed mine backill. The test apparatus was fabricated at the mine and consisted of a steel cone, connector rods and a hydraulic jack. Testing was carried out from a manway passing through the centre of the stope. The cone was pushed horizontally into the fill, both at right angles and parallel to the orientation of the stope walls, and the resistance to penetration was measured. Corrections were made to allow for friction along the rods. In a cohesionless sand, such as mine fill, the point resistance should be directly related to the in situ stress. The stresses in mine backfill are due to o the self weight of the fill o convergence of the footwall and hangingwall of the stope. Silo theory was used to estimate that component of the in situ stress due to the self weight of the fill. The difference between the stress predicted by silo theory and the stress estimated from the cone resistance was assumed to be due to convergence of the stope walls. |
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