This tutorial will show how to paint zone data onto an imported geometric surface in FLAC3D.
This example describes how to import and use structural data generated by Rockmass Technologies mapping instrumentation.
Continuum numerical modeling is inherently limited when the rock behavior involves mechanisms such as spalling and bulking. The Bonded Block Model (BBM) approach simulates the initiation of cracks that can coalesce and/or propagate leading to extension and shear fracturing, as well as the rock (e.g., intact, jointed, or veined) strength dependency on confinement.
Orepass design guidelines required for potentially continued mining at depth. Rock strength and stress state were validated through comparison with observed fallouts in orepasses and shafts and the optimal orientation and location of orepasses for future mining were determined.
Caving, ground surface deformations and the influence of structures when mining by sublevel caving (paper in Swedish)