Method of roof control in an underground mine

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E21D 21/00 (2006.01) E21C 39/00 (2006.01) E21D 9/14 (2006.01) E21D 20/00 (2006.01) E21F 17/18 (2006.01)

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CA 2224207

Stresses in an underground mine are determined by analyzing mechanical properties of mine site stratum (Figure 1, numerals 2, 4, 6 and 8) including orthotropic properties of at least one of Young's modules and Poisson's ratio. The mechanical properties of the mine site are combined with a physical layout of the mine that includes one or more of an entry and a pillar arrangement formed in a stratum of material being mined (Figure 1, numeral 10). The physical layout may also include an array of roof bolts in a roof of the mine. A finite element analysis (FEA) (Figure 2) is performed on the combined mechanical properties and physical layout to obtain a stress analysis of the mine site. The stress analysis is analyzed to determine if the layout of the mine is sufficient to provide a desired degree of support while maximizing the removal of material being mined. If the desired degree of support is not provided, the physical layout and/or the array of roof bolts is adjusted and subsequent FEA performed until the desired degree of support is provided.

On évalue les contraintes mécaniques dans une mine souterraine en analysant les caractéristiques mécaniques d'une veine de site minier (Fig. 1, n· 2, 4, 6, et 8), y compris les caractéristiques orthotropes d'au moins un des modules de Young et du coefficient de Poisson. On combine les caractéristiques mécaniques du site minier à un tracé physique de la mine qui comporte au moins un agencement constitué d'une galerie et d'un pilier formé dans une veine de la matière à exploiter (Fig. 1, n·10). Le tracé physique peut également comporter un ensemble de boulons d'ancrage dans un toit de la mine. On applique la méthode des éléments finis (FEA) (Fig. 2) à la combinaison des caractéristiques mécaniques et du tracé physique pour parvenir à une évaluation des contraintes du site minier. On analyse cette évaluation des contraintes pour décider si le tracé de la mine permet d'assurer un niveau souhaité de soutien tout en permettant l'optimisation de l'enlèvement de la matière à exploiter. Si le niveau de soutien souhaité n'est pas assuré, on ajuste le tracé physique et/ou l'ensemble de boulons d'ancrage et l'on applique ensuite la méthode des éléments finis jusqu'à ce que l'on parvienne au niveau de soutien souhaité.

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