StopeBackDesign

CaseHistory
Wedgefailureproblemshadbeen
encounteredinthepast.
Increasedcableboltingwasappliedto
improvestability

Back/HWSupport?

RockMassProperties

3jointsetswerepresent
JointsetAwasata30degreedip
RockUCS=100MPa
Inducedstress=50MPa
JointsetA:JRC10 =141mAmp=.7cm
Jointsurfacescannotbescratchedwitha
fingernail
RQD=100%

Rock Stress factor A

Factor A
Strength/stress

0.8

ce
e Fa
Stop

0.6
0.4

Max.

0.2
0
0

10

12

Uniaxial Compressive Strength, UCS

Ratio:
Max. Induced Compressive Stress, max.

Obtain max. from 2D or 3D

numerical stress modelling

Joint Orientation Factor B

1.0
0.8

Factor B

0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
True
and
Joint
TureAngle
AngleBetween
BetweenFace
Face
and
Joint

10
Factor C
Gravty Fall &
Slabbing

8
6

Face Dip

Sto
pe

Gravity Adjustment Factor, C

(Angle Between Poles)

4
C=8-6cos(Dip)

2
0
0

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Dip of Stope Face

StopeGeometry
Stopeis14mwidebyapprox.53mlong.
Cableboltingwasdonewith3passes
Designastablecablesupport

DesignParameters

Jr=1.5
Ja=1.0
Q=17
A=0.1
N=0.8
H.R.=5.5m

3jointsets&100%RQD

B=.2

C=2.0

100/9/5.5=2

RQD/Jn/HR = 2.0

SpanDesign
(Wangetal.,2000)
ne

45
Po
t
Un entia
sta l
ble
Zo

Span (m)

40
35
30

Unstable Zone

25
20
15
10

Stable Zone

5
0
0

10
Stable

20

30

Potential Stable

40

50

60

Unstable

70

80

90

100

RMR

2 Months Later