Rock mechanics investigations at Tummalapalle Uranium Mine of UCIL, AP

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10.2991/rare-16.2016.80How to use a DOI?

Keywords

rock mechanics; numerical model; stoping; supports; crown pillar

Abstract

This paper presents all the rock mechanics studies carried out at UCIL-Tummalapalle mine, Andhra Pradesh. The rock mechanics investigations in this mine includes, optimization of pillar dimensions by numerical modeling, feasibility of hangwall lode mining at shallow depth, support design for deeper levels, instrumentation to monitor the strata for an experimental hang wall stope, monitoring of pore water pressure at underground crusher chamber and surface subsidence monitoring. The main aim is to benefit the mine immensely in improving extraction ratio and the safety levels from these rock mechanics studies

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ghade Ajay
AU  - K.K. Rao
AU  - Kumar K.S. Vijay
AU  - G.D. Raju
AU  - V. Venkateswarlu
AU  - Kumar A.Y. Bharath
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - Rock mechanics investigations at Tummalapalle Uranium Mine of UCIL, AP
BT  - Proceedings of the conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (RARE 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 501
EP  - 504
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/rare-16.2016.80
DO  - 10.2991/rare-16.2016.80
ID  - Ajay2016/11
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