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Rock Mechanics.pdf - Mining and Blasting

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PROBLEMS<br />

pillar, where ′ is the pillar stiffness in the post-peak regime. For various width/height<br />

ratios, in situ tests produced the following results:<br />

Width/height ratio 1.0 1.33 1.85 2.14<br />

′ / −0.60 −0.43 −0.29 −0.23<br />

Analysis of convergence at the pillar position for distributed normal loads, P, of<br />

various magnitudes applied at the pillar position, yielded the following results:<br />

P(MN) 0.0 125.0 220.0 314.0<br />

Convergence (m × 10−3 )<br />

Assess the stability of the pillar.<br />

32.0 22.0 14.0 6.0<br />

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