ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: A discontinuum model has been developed to simulate the highly fractured rock mass around a deep level gold mine stope. The model has been used to investigate mechanisms of face bursting particularly when mining towards natural joints. Numerical simulations have been compared to a field study of face bursting and it has been shown that natural joint orientations have an effect on the potential for face bursting in deep level mines.

Keywords:
hydraulic fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, structural geology, metals & mining, Artificial Intelligence, stope, Ortlepp, Upstream Oil & Gas, strength, orientation
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, Information Management and Systems, Exploration, development, structural geology
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1994. A.A. Balkema - Permission to Distribute - American Rock Mechanics Association
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