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Rock Mechanics.pdf - Mining and Blasting

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Figure 18.16 (Cont.)<br />

MONITORING ROCK MASS PERFORMANCE<br />

increased progressively until the event of 28 June 2001 when there was a sudden<br />

increase in displacement indicating cable rupture. Monitoring showed that cable displacements<br />

<strong>and</strong> loads decreased to the east <strong>and</strong> west of this location. The SMART<br />

cables responded to a majority of the events recorded in the area over this period.<br />

For events of magnitude 1.6 to 1.7 Mn, the cables showed no load increase. For<br />

events of up to 2.2 Mn, minimal load increases were measured but no immediate<br />

rehabilitation was required. For events of greater than 3.0 Mn, direct load increases<br />

of up to 20 tonnes per twin str<strong>and</strong> cable were measured. In these cases, the cables<br />

were replaced in the affected areas. The combined seismic <strong>and</strong> SMART monitoring<br />

program permitted immediate assessments to be made of the degree <strong>and</strong> extent of<br />

damage resulting from the more recent seismic events. It allowed the exact location<br />

<strong>and</strong> the amount of reinforcement capacity consumed to be defined for each seismic<br />

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