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Mining Publication: Computer Modeling of Catch Benches to Mitigate Rockfall Hazards in Open Pit Mines
Keywords: Benches Computer simulation
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Original creation date: July 2000
Authors: SM Miller, JM Girard, EL McHugh
Conference Paper - July 2000
Download PDF Document (0.61 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021015
Pacific rocks 2000: Rock Around the Rim: Proceedings of the Fourth North American Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS 2000), ed. By J Girard, M. Leibman, C. Breeds, and T. Doe (Seattle WA, July 31-August 3, 2000). Balkema, :539-545
A computer analysis of bench stability has been developed to account for multiple occurrences of potential slope-failure modes in discontinuous rock masses. Bench-scale plane shears and tetrahedral wedges are simulated and stochastically analyzed to estimate the probability of retaining specified catch-bench widths. This geotechnical information is useful in designing bench configurations to improve pit-slope stability and help alleviate rockfall hazards.
Image of publication Computer Modeling of Catch Benches to Mitigate Rockfall Hazards in Open Pit MinesConference Paper - July 2000
Download PDF Document (0.61 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021015
Pacific rocks 2000: Rock Around the Rim: Proceedings of the Fourth North American Rock Mechanics Symposium (NARMS 2000), ed. By J Girard, M. Leibman, C. Breeds, and T. Doe (Seattle WA, July 31-August 3, 2000). Balkema, :539-545
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Page last reviewed: October 25, 2016
Page last updated: October 25, 2016
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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