1st Edition
Ground Support in Mining and Underground Construction Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Ground Support, Perth, Australia, 28-30 September 2004
674 Pages
by
CRC Press
659 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The purpose of ground support is to safely maintain excavations for their expected lifespan. The effectiveness of ground support can be seen both in terms of personnel and equipment safety, and in terms of allowing the most economic extraction. Scientists, practitioners and technology developers have contributed to this volume, which covers rock mass characterisation, open pit mining and tunnelling. The methods described include modelling and dynamic testing, while international case studies provide ample illustration of both failures and triumphs in ground support.
Foreword
Organization
Keynote lectures
- Case studies
- Rock mass characterisation
- Modelling
- In situ and laboratory testing
- Open pit
- Dynamic testing
- Rockfalls and failure mechanisms
- Civil engineering and tunnelling
- Design
- Corrosion
- Surface support
- Other Support
Author index
Biography
Ernesto Villaescusa, Yves Potvin