Author : consultant expert mohamed taha
Release : 2021-02-02
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Support of Underground Excavations in Hard Rock - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Support of Underground Excavations in Hard Rock write by consultant expert mohamed taha. This book was released on 2021-02-02. Support of Underground Excavations in Hard Rock available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Table of ContentsPreface............................................................................................. vForeword......................................................................................... vii1. An overview of rock support design........................................... 11.1 Introduction.................................................................. 11.2 Stages in mine development........................................... 1 1.2.1 Exploration and preliminary design................... 3 1.2.2 Mine design...................................................... 3 1.2.3 Early years of mining........................................ 4 1.2.4 Later years of mining........................................ 71.3 Support design.............................................................. 72. Assessing acceptable risks in design............................................ 82.1 Introduction.................................................................. 82.2 Factor of safety............................................................. 92.3 Sensitivity studies.......................................................... 102.4 The application of probability to design......................... 102.5 Probability of failure..................................................... 162.6 Problems to which probability cannot be applied............ 183. Evaluation of engineering geology data...................................... 203.1 Introduction.................................................................. 203.2 Engineering geological data collection........................... 203.3 Structural geological terms............................................ 213.4 Structural geological data collection.............................. 223.5 Structural geological data presentation.......................... 233.6 Geological data analysis................................................ 244. Rock mass classification.............................................................. 274.1 Introduction.................................................................. 274.2 Engineering rock mass classification.............................. 27 4.2.1 Terzaghi's rock mass classification..................... 28 4.2.2 Classifications involving stand-up time............... 29 4.2.3 Rock quality designation index (RQD)................ 30 4.2.4 Rock structure rating (RSR)............................... 314.3 Geomechanics classification.......................................... 344.4 Modifications to RMR for mining................................. 384.5 Rock tunnelling quality index, Q.................................... 394.6 Using rock mass classification systems.......................... 454.7 Estimation of in situ deformation modulus..................... 475. Shear strength of discontinuities................................................. 515.1 Introduction.................................................................. 515.2 Shear strength of planar surfaces................................... 51ii Support of underground excavations in hard rock5.3 Shear strength of rough surfaces.................................... 52 5.3.1 Field estimates of JRC....................................... 53 5.3.2 Field estimates of JCS....................................... 54 5.3.3 Influence of scale on JRC and JCS..................... 555.4 Shear strength of filled discontinuities........................... 565.5 Influence of water pressure............................................ 575.6 Instantaneous cohesion and friction............................... 576. Analysis of structurally controlled instability............................. 616.1 Introduction.......................................... 616.2 Identification of potential wedges........... 616.3 Support to control wedge failure............. 65 6.3.1 Rock bolting wedges............