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  • 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
    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

  • SAIMM
    Book news

    1. Book review Steels- microstructure and properties, by R. W. K. Honeycombe. London, Edward Arnold, 1981. 244 pp. Rl9,90. (Reviewer: P. T. Wedepohl) 2. New books Decision making in continuous steel c

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SAIMM
    Effect of discontinuity orientation and spacing on the blasting performance in some open cast mines of TKI•-Turkey

    By H. A. Bilgin, A. Özgenog?lu, G. Kaçar

    In this study, the influences of rock mass properties on the blasting performance in open cast mines are investigated. To this end, discontinuity spacings and discontinuity orientations are measured a

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Modeling rock mass bulking around underground excavations

    By J. Gómez-Hernández, P. K. Kaiser

    Abstract The process of stress-induced fracturing around underground excavations in brittle rock is associated with dilation or volume increase of the failed, fractured rock. Different attempts to

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Effect of Roughness on the Peak Shear Strength of Clay Infilled Joints under Constant Normal Stiffness

    By A. Haque

    The shear behaviour of infilled joints produced from ordinary gypsum plaster (gyprock) and bentonite was investigated in the laboratory under Constant Normal Stiffness (CNS) conditions. Shear tests we

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Lötschberg base tunnel: brittle failure phenomena encountered during excavation of the Steg lateral adit

    By V. Labiouse, P. K. Kaiser, F. Descoeudres, F. Rojat

    In this paper some failure phenomena observed in the crossing of brittle rock formations at the Lötschberg base tunnel are presented. A brittle failure criteria, recently developed by Canadian researc

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Methodology for Assessing the Benefits of Grind Control Using Particle Size Tracking Technology for True On-Line Particle Size Measurement

    By J. Sepulveda

    "Despite the recognized influence of product fineness on line capacity and downstream process performance, few mineral concentrators today use particle size measurement of the final product in automat

    Nov 1, 2018

  • SAIMM
    The role of an advanced shotcrete constitutive model for reliable predictions of the ground-shotcrete interaction in tunneling

    By D. Boldini, R. Lackner, H. A. Mang

    ABSTRACT: In this paper, the strong interaction between the hardening shotcrete lining and the surrounding ground in NATM tunneling is investigated by means of axisymmetric analyses, accounting for th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation of the importance of thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings on the performance assessment of a deep underground storage design

    By A. Rejeb, A. Millard

    ABSTRACT: An evaluation of the importance of the thermo-hydro-mechanical couplings (THM) on the performance assessment of a deep underground storage design has been made as part of the international D

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Stability evaluation for Jinping arch dam by using bifurcation model in 3D FEM analysis

    By C. Steve

    ABSTRACT: In this paper, the stability evaluation and bifurcation criteria are presented for the Jinping arch dam structure. The bifurcation models in failure status of the arch dam are derived from t

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Outotec Direct Leaching Application In China

    Outotec?s direct leaching process is an atmospheric leaching process for sulphidic zinc concentrates. The direct leaching process, based on special leaching reactors developed by Outokumpu, is the mos

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Excavation simulation for information-oriented construction of large powerhouse caverns at depth

    By J. Xiao, Y. Jiang, Y. Tanabashi, Z. Song

    Modelling the effect of blasting-caused damage, anisotropy of rock masses and excavation sequence on deformational behaviour and stability of large-scale underground caverns is important in the design

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Correlation Between P-Wave Velocity And Some Mechanical Properties For Sedimentary Rocks ? Synopsis

    By R. Altindag

    Engineers and researchers need to estimate the mechanical properties of rocks from P-wave velocity. In previous studies, the researchers have investigated either the limited values or all the data bel

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Stability of large rock caverns excavated in a highly stressed region

    By Y. -J. Park, K. -H. You, Y. -T. Choi, Lee. H. -W.

    Many large caverns are being constructed in great depths in Korea mainly for the storage of oil and LPG. These caverns are mostly located near the port where rock conditions are reasonably good. In so

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Simulation of the mechanical behaviour of a fracture in shear: implication of the distribution of the void space

    By J. Riss, S. Gentier, A. Marache

    The study of the hydromechanical behaviour of fractured rock masses requires a detailed knowledge of the isolated fractures. The aim of the paper is the simulation of the evolution of the void space,

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    A design protocol for mining remnants in hard rock mining operations utilising a rock mass classification system

    A well known rock mass classification system has been altered slightly to address the issues found under remnant mining conditions. By detail study of the expected fracture patterns and local geology,

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Volume changes in sandstone under true triaxial compression conditions

    By M. Kwasniewski, M. Takahashi

    Prismatic samples of a medium-grained sandstone from Slask Colliery (Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland) were tested under uniaxial compression, conventional triaxial compression and true triaxial comp

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    TEM Studies Of Pt-Al-Cr-Ru Alloys - Synopsis

    By M. B. Shongwe

    Pt-based alloys are being developed for high-temperature applications with the aim of replacing some of the currently used Ni-based superalloys (NBSAs) in the highest temperature applications. The Pt-

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Use of magnetic anistropy sensor for measurement of stresses on steel support and its potential

    By H. Sekimoto, T. Matsuoka, K. Yasuhara, M. Ota, S. Akutagawa

    A magnetic anisotropy sensor is used for nondestructive measurement of stress on surfaces of a ferromagnetic material, such as steel. The sensor is built on the principle of the magneto-strictive effe

    Jan 1, 2003