Open Portal Slope and Support Design Dilokong Chrome
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Open Portal Slope and Support Design: Dilokong Chrome Mine ASA Metals (Pty) Ltd Pieter Groenewald Yolanda Bester 18 September 2009 1
Contents § § § § Introduction Location Data Collection Data Processing Input Parameters Numerical Modeling Results Recommendations 2
Introduction § Geotechnical data acquisition § The use of empirical and numerical methods to transform data § Input parameters for FLAC/SLOPE modelling § Probabilistic assessments and kinematic failure analyses. § The portal geometry and support derived 3
Location § The Dilokong Chrome Mine situated on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) is planning to exploit the LG 6 A and LG 6 Chromitite seams. 4
Data Collection § Field Work – Core Logging – Joint Orientation – Sample Collection § Laboratory Work – Young’s Modulus – Poisson’s Ratio – UCS 5
Data Processing § § Rock Mass Rating (Bieniawski ‘ 89) Q Rating Statistical Analysis Kinematic Analysis (DIPS and ROCLAB from Rocscience Inc) – Plane Failure – Wedge Failure – Toppling Failure 6
Input Parameters § Laboratory Results § Geotechnical Domains – Soil – Highly Weathered Saprolites – Weathered Pyroxenites – Fresh Pyroxenites § Water Table – Taken at 0. 5 m below surface § Rock Mass Ratings – Uniaxial compressive strength of rock material – Rock quality designation (RQD) – Spacing of discontinuities – Condition of discontinuities – Groundwater conditions – Orientation of discontinuities 7
Input Parameters § Joint Orientations (DIPS) – Circular failure – Plane failure – Wedge failure – Toppling § Support 8
Numerical modelling § ROCLAB § DIPS § Flac – Slope 5. 0 9
Results § Factor of Safety (FOS) 10
Results § Factor of Safety (FOS) § ROCLAB 11
Results § Factor of Safety (FOS) § ROCLAB § Bench Face Angle (BFA) from Flac / Slope – Soil – Weathered Saprolite – Weathered Pyroxenite – Fresh Pyroxenite 12
Results – BFA Soil 13
Results – BFA Saprolite 14
Results – BFA Weathered Pyroxenite 15
Results – BFA Fresh Pyroxenite 16
Results – Fresh Rock CFA Method § The CFA analysis indicates the following: – A BFA of 74º for the Highwall based on plane failure – A BFA of 75º for the Sidewall based on plane failure – A BFA of 64º for the Sidewall based on wedge failure 17
Results § Factor of Safety (FOS) § ROCLAB § Bench Face Angle (BFA) from Flac / Slope – Soil – Weathered Saprolite – Weathered Pyroxenite – Fresh Pyroxenite § Support 18
Support 19
Recommendations 20
Suggested Configurations § Highwall § Sidewalls 21
Actual Configuration 22
Questions 23
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