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Exploitation
Determination of the Caving Zone Height using Numerical and Physical Modeling based on the Undercutting Method, Joint Dip, and Spacing

Behnam Alipenhani; Mehran Jalilian; Abbas Majdi; Hassan Bakhshandeh Amnieh; Mohammad Hossein Khosravi

Volume 15, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 1539-1562

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2024.13984.2609

Abstract
  The paper presents the effect of the dip of joints, joint spacing, and the undercutting method on the height of the caving in block caving. The obtained results show that among the three investigated parameters, respectively, the dip of joints, undercutting method, and joint spacing have the greatest ...  Read More

Cavability Assessment of Rock Mass in Block Caving Mining Method based on Numerical Simulation and Response Surface Methodology

B. Alipenhani; A. Majdi; H. Bakhshandeh Amnieh

Volume 13, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 579-606

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2022.11858.2176

Abstract
  The present work aims at implementing Response Surface Methodology (RSM) in order to generate a statistical model for Minimum Required Caving Span (MRCS) and estimate both the individual and mutual effects of the rock mass parameters on rock mass cavability. The adequate required data is obtained from ...  Read More

Determination of Caving Hydraulic Radius of Rock Mass in Block Caving Method using Numerical Modeling and Multivariate Regression

B. Alipenhani; A. Majdi; H. Bakhshandeh Amnieh

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 217-233

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2022.11589.2149

Abstract
  Determining the hydraulic radius of the undercut in the block caving method is one of the key issues in this method. The hydraulic radius is directly related to the minimum caving span. In this research work, the rock mass cavability is investigated using the UDEC and 3DEC software. Since the factors ...  Read More

Support Analysis of Main Tunnels in Tabas Mechanized Parvadeh Mine at Intersection with Coal Seam

F. Abbasi; M.H. Khosravi; A. Jafari; Ali Bashari; B. Alipenhani

Volume 12, Issue 3 , July 2021, , Pages 711-724

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2021.10610.2014

Abstract
  The instability of the roof and walls of the tunnels excavated in coal mines has always attracted the attention of the miners and experts in this field. In this work, the instability of the main tunnels of the mechanized Parvadeh coal mine in Tabas, Iran, at the intersection with coal seam is studied. ...  Read More