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dc.contributor.author | Els, Ruan P.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Malan, D.F. (Daniel Francois)![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-15T11:36:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-15T11:36:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-05 | |
dc.description | This work forms part of an MEng study by Ruan Els at the University of Pretoria. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The limit equilibrium model, used in displacement discontinuity codes, is a popular method to simulate pillar failure. This paper investigates the use of physical modelling to calibrate this model. For the experiments, an artificial pillar material was prepared and cubes were poured using the standard 100 mm × 100 mm civil engineering concrete moulds. The friction angle between the cubes and the platens of the testing machine was varied by using soap and sandpaper. Different modes of failure were observed depending on the friction angle. Of interest is that significant loadshedding was recorded for some specimens which visually remained mostly intact. This highlights the difficulty of classifying pillars as failed or intact in underground stopes where spalling is observed. The laboratory models enabled a more precise calibration of the limit equilibrium model compared to previous attempts. Guidelines to assist with calibration of the model are given in the paper. The limit equilibrium model appears to be a useful approximation of the pillar failure as it could simulate the stress-strain behaviour of the laboratory models. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Mining Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.saimm.co.za/journal-papers | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Els, R.P. and Malan, D.F. 2023. Calibration of the limit equilibrium pillar failure model using physical models. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 123, no. 5. pp. 253–264. http://dx.DOI.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2655/2023. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2225-6253 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2411-9717 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.17159/2411-9717/2655/2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97671 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | en_US |
dc.rights | © The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2023. | en_US |
dc.subject | Limit equilibrium model | en_US |
dc.subject | Calibration | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical modelling | en_US |
dc.subject | Pillar failure | en_US |
dc.subject | Friction angle | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | en_US |
dc.title | Calibration of the limit equilibrium pillar failure model using physical models | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |