High stress concentrations around underground excavations can result in significant
damage to deep hard-rock mines. These conditions can be the result of stop** activities …

This paper has been written to achieve two objectives. The first objective is to provide a
discussion of the practical limitations of numerical modelling in the field of geomechanical …

In some underground hard-rock mines, squeezing compressive ground conditions are
influenced by the presence of rock foliation and high stress. In these cases, the orientation of …

Although rock strength anisotropy is a well-known phenomenon in rock mechanics, its
impact on geotechnical design is often ignored. No widely accepted guideline currently …

In several deep and high stress mines, squeezing rock conditions are caused by the
presence of foliation and the orientation of the drift with respect to this foliation. This paper …

Squeezing ground conditions can result in large scale deformation and instability of
underground excavations in rock. In hard rock mines, squeezing ground conditions are often …

Although rock strength anisotropy is a well-known phenomenon in rock mechanics, its
impact on geotechnical design is often ignored or underestimated. This paper explores the …

Shareholder value is driven by how well we, as the mining industry, can design, plan and
mine. Well established reconciliation processes and reporting standards are utilised to …

High-stress and complex geological conditions impose great challenges to maintain
excavation stability during deep underground mining. In this research, large anisotropic …

Development advance rates in mining projects have been increasing substantially in recent
years and the number of mines operating at greater depth in Australia and other countries is …