Laboratory and numerical investigation on strength performance of inclined pillars

Pillars play a critical role in an underground mine, as an inadequate pillar design could lead to pillar failure, which may result in catastrophic damage, while an over-designed pillar would lead to ore loss, causing economic loss. Pillar design is dictated by the inclination of the ore body. Depend...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessu, Kashi, Spearing, Sam, Sharifzadeh, Mostafa
Format: Journal Article
Published: M D P I AG 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73713