Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
Volume 9 (2018)
Volume 8 (2017)
Volume 7 (2016)
Volume 6 (2015)
Volume 5 (2014)
Volume 4 (2013)
Volume 3 (2012)
Volume 2 (2011)
Volume 1 (2010)

Study of Rock Pillar Failure Consisting of Non-Persistent Joint using Experimental Test and Fracture Analysis Code in Two Dimensions

V. Sarfarazi; H. Karimi Javid; K. Asgari

Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 163-179

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2020.10266.1968

Abstract
  The experimental and numerical methods were used to investigate the effects of joint number and joint angle on the failure behaviour of rock pillars under a uniaxial compressive test. The gypsum samples with dimensions of 200 mm × 200 mm × 50 mm were prepared. The compressive strength of ...  Read More

Estimation of In-Situ Block Size Distribution in Jointed Rock Masses using Combined Photogrammetry and Discrete Fracture Network

M. Ghaedi Ghalini; M. Bahaaddini; M. Amiri Hossaini

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 175-184

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2022.11445.2129

Abstract
  Estimation of the in-situ block size is known as a key parameter in the characterization of the mechanical properties of rock masses. As the in-situ block size cannot be measured directly, several simplified methods have been developed, where the intrinsic variability of the geometrical features of discontinuities ...  Read More

Exploitation
A Mathematical Model to Optimize Allocation Sequence in Dispatching Problem

M. Ghobadi Samani; M. Monjezi; J. Khademi Hamidi; A. Mousavinogholi

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 185-192

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2019.8721.1766

Abstract
  Truck-Shovel fleet, as the most common transportation system in open-pit mines, has a significant part of mining costs, for which optimal management can lead to substantial cost reductions. Among the available dispatch mathematical models, the multi-stage approach is well suited for allocating trucks ...  Read More

Geometrical Analysis of Fractures and Mineralized Veins of Gazkhizan Copper Deposit in Semnan Province, Iran

Zahra Rezaee Shahzadehaliakbari; Mehran Arian; Mohsen Pourkermani; Ali Solgi; Anahita Keynezhad

Volume 14, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 197-216

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2023.12416.2251

Abstract
  The Gazkhizan Copper deposit is located in the Troud-Reshm zone, Central Iran. It is situated in a shear zone bounded by the Anjilo and Troud sinistral strike-slip faults from the north and south, respectively. Mineralization is done by siliceous-shear veins along with copper mineralization. About 41 ...  Read More

Gallium extraction from Jajarm Bayer process liquor using micro-emulsions

H. Amani; H. Naderi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 269-276

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2016.780

Abstract
  Gallium extraction from Jajarm Bayer process liquor (Jajarm, Iran) was investigated using microemulsions. Also the behavior of aluminum was studied as an impurity. Kelex100 (4-ethyl, 1-methyl, 7-octyl, 8-hydroxyquinoleine), iso-decanol and n-butanol, and kerosene were used as the surfactant, co-surfactant, ...  Read More

Bio-accumulation of major, trace, and rare earth elements by two Astragalus species grown on Agh-Dareh and Zarshouran gold deposits, Takab, NW Iran

S. Torbati; S. Alipour; M. Rostami; S. Hajializadeh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 417-429

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2018.6995.1539

Abstract
  The Agh-Dareh and Zarshouran mines are two known active gold deposits in Takab, NW Iran. In the present study, the potentials of two species of Astragalus (A. microcephalus from Agh-Dareh and A. effusus from Zarshouran mines), as the dominant plants grown in these areas, were assessed for the bio-accumulation ...  Read More

Mineral Processing
Use of density tracers in evaluating performance of Tri-Flo circuits Case study: Tabas (Iran) coal preparation plant

M. Noori; R. Dehghan

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 441-450

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2019.7710.1637

Abstract
  In the Tabas coal preparation plant (SE Iran), -50 + 6 mm raw coal was treated in a 700 mm two-stage two-density Tri-Flo dynamic dense medium separator. In order to study the circuit performance and to evaluate the separator efficiency, 32 mm cubic density tracers were used in the range of 1.28-2.1 g/cm3 ...  Read More

Semi-Analytical Study of Settlement of Two Interfering Foundations Placed on a Slope

H. Haghgouei; A. Reza Kargar; M. H. Khosravi; M. Amini

Volume 12, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 457-470

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2021.10509.2001

Abstract
  In many engineering constructions, the foundations should be built adjacent to each other. Therefore, the effect of interfering of close foundations should be considered in the design stage. In this research work, the effect of interference of closely separated foundations resting on a slope on the elastic ...  Read More

Exploitation
Optimal production strategy of bimetallic deposits under technical and economic uncertainties using stochastic chance-constrained programming

E. Bakhtavar; A. Jafarpour; S. Yousefi

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2017, , Pages 475-485

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2017.934

Abstract
  In order to catch up with reality, all the macro-decisions related to long-term mining production planning must be made simultaneously and under uncertain conditions of determinant parameters. By taking advantage of the chance-constrained programming, this paper presents a stochastic model to create ...  Read More

CFD Modeling of Impact of Gas Content Uncertainty on Methane Distribution in Underground Coal Mine Roadways

Sh. Rahimi; M. Ataee-pour; H. Madani

Volume 13, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 493-502

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2022.11696.2158

Abstract
  Methane has been known as a safety risk for the coal mining activities. Accordingly, one can mitigate this risk, and hence, the level of hazard to which the mining workers are exposed, by predicting the possible exceedance of allowable methane dosage should be provided with a reliable information on ...  Read More

A New Method for Forecasting Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Weak Rocks

Hadi Fattahi

Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 505-515

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2020.9328.1835

Abstract
  The uniaxial compressive strength of weak rocks (UCSWR) is among the essential parameters involved for the design of underground excavations, surface and underground mines, foundations in/on rock masses, and oil wells as an input factor of some analytical and empirical methods such as RMR and RMI. The ...  Read More

Exploitation
Development of a site-specific regression model for assessment of road-header cutting performance of Tabas coal mine based on rock properties

E. Ghasemi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2017, , Pages 663-672

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2017.955

Abstract
  In underground excavation, where the road-headers are employed, a precise prediction of the road-header performance has a vital role in the economy of the project. In this paper, a new model is developed for prediction of the road-header performance using the non-linear multivariate regression analysis. ...  Read More

Rock Mechanics
Improvement of coal mine roof rating classification using fuzzy type-2

R. Rafiee; A. Azarfar

Volume 9, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 691-701

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2018.6736.1494

Abstract
  One of the main concerns of an underground coal mining engineer is the safety and stability of the mine. One way that the safety and stability can be ensured is to know and understand the coal mine geology and how it reacts to the mining process. One technique that has shown a lot of success in the coal ...  Read More

Exploitation
Delineation of podiform-type chromite mineralization using geochemical mineralization prospectivity index and staged factor analysis in Balvard area (SE Iran)

P. Afzal; M. Yusefi; M. Mirzaie; E. Ghadiri-Sufi; S. Ghasemzadeh; L. Daneshvar Saein

Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 705-715

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2019.8107.1678

Abstract
  The aim of this work was to delineate the prospects of podiform-type chromite by staged factor analysis and geochemical mineralization prospectivity index in Balvard area, SE Iran. The stream sediment data and fault density were used as the exploration features for prospectivity modeling in the studied ...  Read More

Compressive Failure Analyses of Rock-Like Materials by Experimental and Numerical Methods

M. Davood Yavari; H. Haeri; V. Sarfarazi; M. Fatehi Marji; H. A. Lazemi

Volume 12, Issue 3 , July 2021, , Pages 769-783

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2021.10819.2052

Abstract
  Investigating the crack propagation mechanism is of paramount importance in analyzing the failure process of most materials. This process may be exposed during each kind of loading on the materials. In this work, the cracking mechanism in rock-like materials is studied using the numerical methods and ...  Read More

A 3D Finite-Difference Analysis of Interaction between a Newly-Driven Large Tunnel with Twin Tunnels in Urban Areas

S. Akbari; Sh. Zare; H. Chakeri; H. Mirzaei Nasir Abad

Volume 11, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 809-823

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2020.9444.1851

Abstract
  Evaluation of the interaction between a new and the existing underground structures is one of the important problems in urban tunneling. In this work, using FLAC3D, four numerical models of single- and twin-tube tunnels in urban areas are developed, where the horizontal distance between the single- and ...  Read More

2D Simulation of Dynamic Transportation of Volatile Hydrocarbons in Vadose Zone of Tehran Oil Refinery and Industrial area of Ray, Tehran, Iran

A. Agah; F. Doulati Ardejani; M. Javad Azinfar

Volume 13, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 809-820

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2022.12004.2195

Abstract
  This work investigates the reactive transport of volatile hydrocarbons in the unconfined aquifer system of Tehran oil refinery and the industrial area of Ray, Tehran. A 2D finite volume model is presented to predict the soil gas contamination caused by LNAPL traveling on the phreatic surface through ...  Read More

Rock Mechanics
Effects of geometrical and geomechanical properties on slope stability of open-pit mines using 2D and 3D finite difference methods

H. Zebarjadi Dana; R. Khaloo Kakaie; R. Rafiee; A.R. Yarahmadi Bafghi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 941-957

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2018.7149.1562

Abstract
  Slope stability analysis is one of the most important problems in mining and geotechnical engineering. Ignoring the importance of these problems can lead to significant losses. Selecting an appropriate method to analyze the slope stability requires a proper understanding of how different factors influence ...  Read More

Rock Mechanics
Numerical analysis of slide-head-toppling failure

H. Sarfaraz; M. H. Khosravi; M. Amini

Volume 10, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 1001-1011

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2019.8521.1731

Abstract
  In layered and blocky rock slopes, toppling failure is a common mode of instability that may occur in mining engineering. If this type of slope failure occurs as a consequence of another type of failure, it is referred to as the secondary toppling failure. “Slide-head-toppling” is a type ...  Read More

Low-Cost Approaches to Promote Performance of Comminution Circuit at Steel-Sirjan Iron Ore Complex

S. Zare; M. Maleki Moghaddam; J. Pourshaabadi

Volume 12, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 1065-1076

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2021.11143.2094

Abstract
  The energy consumed by the comminution equipment accounts for the main part of the operating cost of the mineral processing plants. In order to conserve energy, attempts were made to increase the efficiency of the conventional comminution equipment. As a case study, in this research work, a process audit ...  Read More

A Numerical Investigation of TBM Disc Cutter Life Prediction in Hard Rocks

M. Zahiri; K. Goshtasbi; J. Khademi Hamidi; K. Ahangari

Volume 11, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 1095-1113

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2020.9933.1922

Abstract
  There is a direct relationship between the efficiency of mechanized excavation in hard rocks and that of disc cutters. Disc cutter wear is an important effective factor involved in the functionality of tunnel boring machines. Replacement of disc cutters is a time-consuming and costly activity that can ...  Read More

Design, Manufacture, and Perform of First Electronic Seismic Sensor Dilatometer in Project of Tehran Metro line 6 as a Rapid Environmentally Friendly in-situ Test with Less Soil Disturbance

Ali Dadkhah Tehrani; Reza Shirinabadi

Volume 13, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 1107-1118

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2023.12283.2230

Abstract
  The soil's physical and mechanical properties are obtained through laboratory or in-situ tests. The dilatometer is an in-situ tool in rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering, and is widely used in developed countries. In the advanced version of this device, a geophone receives ground vibration. Thus ...  Read More

Evaluation of Effects of the Parameters Blast Damage Factor, Sub-Drilling, Decoupling, and Inter-Hole Delay Time on the Peak Particle Velocity Using the Numerical Modeling

Bijan Afrasiabian; Kaveh Ahangari; Ali Noorzad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 March 2023

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2023.12265.2225

Abstract
  High-level vibrations caused by blasting operations in open-pit mining can exert adverse effects such as destruction of surrounding surface structures. Therefore, it is essential to identify the factors effective in mitigating the damaging effects of ground vibration in open-pit mines, and monitor them. ...  Read More

Investigation on selective rhenium leaching from molybdenite roasting flue dusts

Ali Entezari; Mohammad Karamoozian; M Eskandari Nasab

Volume 4, Issue 2 , July 2013, , Pages 77-82

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2013.143

Abstract
  The possibility of selective leaching process was investigated during molybdenite flue dust leaching to recover its rhenium content. The results show that addition of alcohols to water makes the medium less favorable for molybdenum transfer into aqueous phase. On the other hand, addition of small amounts ...  Read More

Production of artificial stone slabs using waste granite and marble stone sludge samples

K. Barani; H. Esmaili

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 135-141

https://doi.org/10.22044/jme.2016.491

Abstract
  In this work, the waste stone sludge obtained from the granite and marble stone processing factories was used for the manufacture of artificial stones using vibratory compaction in a vacuum environment. The results obtained showed that water absorption and density increased, and the flexure, ...  Read More