Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines.

Stacey, TR2007-11-222007-11-221995-07Stacey, TR. 1995. Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, GAP 220, July, 1995, pp 1-93http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1695Knowledge of the in situ state of stress in a rock mass is essential for the proper planning and design of mine layouts to optimise stability and safety of mining operations. The in situ state of stress in a rock mass can be determined by direct measurement, and there are numerous methods of measurement which are currently in use. This report presents a literature survey of existing methods of in-situ stress measurement including an evaluation of the applicability of these methods in the deep level gold mines. As well as a theoretical feasibility study of a potential method which will be cost effective and practical, and applicable to the gold mine situation.enSIMRACGAP 220In-Situ ground stressGold minesMeasurementsRock massReliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines.Conference PresentationStacey, T. (1995). Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1695Stacey, TR. "Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines." (1995): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1695Stacey T, Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines; 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1695 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Stacey, TR AB - Knowledge of the in situ state of stress in a rock mass is essential for the proper planning and design of mine layouts to optimise stability and safety of mining operations. The in situ state of stress in a rock mass can be determined by direct measurement, and there are numerous methods of measurement which are currently in use. This report presents a literature survey of existing methods of in-situ stress measurement including an evaluation of the applicability of these methods in the deep level gold mines. As well as a theoretical feasibility study of a potential method which will be cost effective and practical, and applicable to the gold mine situation. DA - 1995-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - SIMRAC KW - GAP 220 KW - In-Situ ground stress KW - Gold mines KW - Measurements KW - Rock mass LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1995 T1 - Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines TI - Reliable cost effective technique for in situ ground stress measurements in deep gold mines UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1695 ER -