Author:York, G; Canbulat, I; Kabeya, KK; Le Bron, K; Watson, BP; Williams, SBDate:Dec 1998The design of hard rock pillars, in shallow to intermediate depth hard rock mines, has been redefined as the determination of the pillar system load bearing capacity. This entails the ability to design each of the components of the pillar ...Read more
Author:Haile, AT; Grave, DM; Sevume, C; Le Bron, KDate:Dec 1998This report details a methodology for rational design of tunnel support systems based on a mechanistic evaluation of the interaction between the components of a tunnel support system and a highly discontinuous rock mass structure. This analysis ...Read more