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Probabilistic assessment of slope stability at ore mining with steep layers in deep open pits

Olena Sdvyzhkova1, Serik Moldabayev2, Atac Bascetin3, Dmytro Babets1, Erzhan Kuldeyev2, Zhanat Sultanbekova2, Maksat Amankulov4, Bakhytzhan Issakov2

1Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine

2Satbayev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

3Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey

4Design company Antal, Almaty, Kazakhstan


Min. miner. depos. 2022, 16(4):11-18


https://doi.org/10.33271/mining16.04.011

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      ABSTRACT

      Purpose. A methodology development for predicting the geomechanical situation when mining an ore deposit with steep-dipping layers, taking into account the uncertainty in determining the rock properties, which is a consequence of the rock mass heterogeneity.

      Methods. The assessment of the open-pit wall stability is based on a combination of numerical simulation of the rock stress-strain state (SSS) and probabilistic analysis. The finite element method is used to determine the changes in the SSS that occur at various stages of mining operations due to design changes in the overall open-pit slope angle. The elastic-plastic model of the medium and the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion are implemented in the codes of the 3D finite element analysis program RS3 (Rocscience). Stochastic simulation is used to assess random risks associated with natural object state variations.

      Findings. The distribution of maximum shear strains, which localizes the real or potential sliding surfaces in the open-pit wall at various stages of ore mining, has been identified. Based on the Shear Strength Reduction procedure, the open-pit wall Strength Reduction Factor (SRF) has been determined. The probabilities of open-pit wall stability loss, as well as the decrease in the strength reduction factor below the standard level at all stages of the ore body mining, have been revealed.

      Originality. For the first time, for real mining-geological conditions of a deep ore open pit, the dependence of the strength reduction factor on the overall wall slope angle, which changes during mining of each steep layer, has been determined. For each stage of mining operations, for the first time, the probability of a decrease in the open-pit wall stability below the standard level has been determined based on stochastic simulation.

      Practical implications. The ratio between the open-pit contour characteristic (overall slope angle) and the probabilistic safety factor is the basis for practical solutions to ensure the efficiency and safety of mining at various stages of friable and hard overburden excavation, ore extraction, as well as for the subsequent optimization of the open-pit design contours.

      Keywords: surface ore mining, slope stability, numerical simulation, probability, stochastic simulation


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