Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation

With the development of industry and increased awareness of environmental issue, eco-friendly operation of mine is gaining importance. The process of rock crushing generates noise, vibrations and enormous dust, which pollutes the surrounding environment. Mitigation of these environmental nuisances g...

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Main Authors: Yang, H.S., Jang, M.H., Kim, W.B., Jang, Hyong Doo, Kim, J.G., Kim, S.J.
Other Authors: Qian, Q
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP 2011
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Online Access:https://onepetro.org/isrmcongress/proceedings/CONGRESS12/All-CONGRESS12/ISRM-12CONGRESS-2011-292/100307
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80575
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author Yang, H.S.
Jang, M.H.
Kim, W.B.
Jang, Hyong Doo
Kim, J.G.
Kim, S.J.
author2 Qian, Q
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Yang, H.S.
Jang, M.H.
Kim, W.B.
Jang, Hyong Doo
Kim, J.G.
Kim, S.J.
author_sort Yang, H.S.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description With the development of industry and increased awareness of environmental issue, eco-friendly operation of mine is gaining importance. The process of rock crushing generates noise, vibrations and enormous dust, which pollutes the surrounding environment. Mitigation of these environmental nuisances generated by the crusher is essential. In this aspect, the present study focuses on geo-mechanic based safety investigation for operating crusher in an underground mine. Geomechanical data of rocks (Q, RMR value) were investigated and fed to appropriate FLAC3D analysis for evaluating safety of the given underground excavation for installation of crusher. Safety evaluation was undertaken in 3 steps and the salient outcome is given as follows. (i) Safety evaluation of existing underground excavation without removing any pillars to provide the benchmarking results; This step revealed that the underground excavation was safe. (ii) Safety evaluation of an underground excavation assuming some part of the pillars to be removed, this step showed the generation of stress concentration in the span between the pillars and in the pillar sidewalls. (iii) Safety evaluation of an underground excavation was done assuming some pillar removed. However, after installation of suitable supports the situation was safe. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-805752021-01-21T05:58:00Z Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation Yang, H.S. Jang, M.H. Kim, W.B. Jang, Hyong Doo Kim, J.G. Kim, S.J. Qian, Q Zhou, Y Science & Technology Technology Engineering, Geological Engineering mining numerical modeling rock joints rock support stability analysis With the development of industry and increased awareness of environmental issue, eco-friendly operation of mine is gaining importance. The process of rock crushing generates noise, vibrations and enormous dust, which pollutes the surrounding environment. Mitigation of these environmental nuisances generated by the crusher is essential. In this aspect, the present study focuses on geo-mechanic based safety investigation for operating crusher in an underground mine. Geomechanical data of rocks (Q, RMR value) were investigated and fed to appropriate FLAC3D analysis for evaluating safety of the given underground excavation for installation of crusher. Safety evaluation was undertaken in 3 steps and the salient outcome is given as follows. (i) Safety evaluation of existing underground excavation without removing any pillars to provide the benchmarking results; This step revealed that the underground excavation was safe. (ii) Safety evaluation of an underground excavation assuming some part of the pillars to be removed, this step showed the generation of stress concentration in the span between the pillars and in the pillar sidewalls. (iii) Safety evaluation of an underground excavation was done assuming some pillar removed. However, after installation of suitable supports the situation was safe. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, London. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80575 English https://onepetro.org/isrmcongress/proceedings/CONGRESS12/All-CONGRESS12/ISRM-12CONGRESS-2011-292/100307 CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Geological
Engineering
mining
numerical modeling
rock joints
rock support
stability analysis
Yang, H.S.
Jang, M.H.
Kim, W.B.
Jang, Hyong Doo
Kim, J.G.
Kim, S.J.
Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
title Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
title_full Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
title_fullStr Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
title_full_unstemmed Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
title_short Safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
title_sort safety evaluation of an underground excavation for crusher operation
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Geological
Engineering
mining
numerical modeling
rock joints
rock support
stability analysis
url https://onepetro.org/isrmcongress/proceedings/CONGRESS12/All-CONGRESS12/ISRM-12CONGRESS-2011-292/100307
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80575