Tuesday (May 12) Afternoon
3964
In Situ Fracturing Mechanics Stress Measurements To Improve Underground Quarry Stability Analyses
Anna M. Ferrero, Maria R. Migliazza, Andrea Segalini University of Parma, Italy
Gian P. Giani University of Milan, Italy
3985
DEM Study Of The Mechanical Behavior Of A Leached Interface Upon Shearing
C. Lambert CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia
O. Buzzi & A. Giacomini Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling, University of Newcastle, Australia
3997
Deriner Hydropower Scheme Geotechnical Issues And The Particular Case Of The Spillway Tunnels Design And Construction
C. Cekerevac & A. Wohnlich STUCKY SA, Renens, Switzerland
Ph. Bellwald Former with STUCKY SA, Independent Consultant, Aigle, Switzerland
4260
Study On Feasibility Of Columnar Jointed Basalt As A High-Arch Dam Foundation
Wei Yun-Jie,Tao Lian-Jin,Wang Wen-pei Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing , China
Tang Ming-fa East China Investigation and Design Institute, Hangzhou, China
4179
Numerical Modeling Of Standard Rock Mechanics Laboratory Tests Using A Finite/Discrete Element Approach
S. Stefanizzi GEODATA SpA, Turin, Italy
G. Barla Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico of Turin, Italy
P. K. Kaiser CEMI, Sudbury, Canada
G. Grasselli University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
4148
Numerical Modelling Of A Brazilian Disc Test Of Layered Rocks Using The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method
O. K. Mahabadi & G. Grasselli University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
A. Munjiza Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
4360
Estimation Of Rock Block Strength
M. Pierce Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
M. Gaida Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, Rio Tinto, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
D. DeGagne Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
3956
Variation of Failure Mechanisms of Slopes in Jointed Rock Masses with Changing Scale
R.E. Hammah and T. Yacoub Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Canada
J.H. Curran Rocscience Inc. & Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
4119
Radial Flow Permeability Testing of Indiana Limestone
P. Mattar & A.P.S. Selvadurai McGill University, Montreal, Canada
4120
THM Processes In A Fluid-Saturated Poroelastic Geomaterial: Comparison Of Analytical Results And Computational Estimates
A. P. Suvorov & A.P.S. Selvadurai McGill University, Montreal, Canada
4170
Bonded-particle simulation of Tunnel Sealing Experiment
T.S. Wanne Lassonde Institute, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4147
Reasoned Argument Why Large-Scale Fracturing Will Not Be Induced by a Deep Geological Repository
Rodney S. Read RSRead Consulting Inc., Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Kenneth Birch Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3934
An Improved Definition Of Rock Quality Designation, RQDC
L. Li Genivar LP, Laval, PQ, Canada
S. Ouellet Genivar LP, Val-d Or, PQ, Canada
M. Aubertin École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, PQ, Canada
3948
Rock Strength Characterization For Excavations In Brittle Failing Rock
B. H. Kim MIRARCO-Mining Innovation, Geomechanics Research Centre, Sudbury, Canada
P. K. Kaiser Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Sudbury, Canada
3996
Numerical Assessment of Factor B in Mathews Method for Open Stope Design
R.P. Bewick, P.Eng., M.A.Sc. Golder Associates Ltd., Sudbury, ON, Canada
P.K. Kaiser, P.Eng., Ph.D. Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI), Sudbury, ON, Canada
5000
Constitutive Model For Small Rock Joint Samples In The Lab And Large Rock Joint Surfaces In The Field
R. E. Barbosa EngSolutions, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
3927
Complex Networks on a Rock Joint
H.O.Ghaffari, M. Fall, E. Evgin Civil Engineering Department, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
M.Sharifzadeh Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
3989
Instrumentation Of A Graphite Zone In The #3 Shaft At Brunswick Mine
A. Turichshev, P. P. Andrieux & R. K. Brummer Itasca Consulting Canada Inc, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
P. Mercier & R. Harrisson Xstrata Zinc Brunswick Mine, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
4022
The Performance Of Mesh, Shotcrete And Membranes For Surface Ground Support
E.C. Morton, A.G. Thompson and E. Villaescusa Curtin University of Technology, WA School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia
4027
Dynamic Testing of Friction Rock Stabilisers
J.R. Player, E. Villaescusa & A. Thompson Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, West Australia, Australia
4137
Numerical Modeling Of The Coupled Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Response Of Cemented Paste Backfill Structures In Deep Mine Temperatures Conditions
M. Fall & O. Nasir University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Watch Q & A Session 11
4253
Overview of Ontario Power Generation’s Proposed L&ILW Deep Geologic Repository Bruce Site, Tiverton, Ontario
Mark Jensen, Tom Lam, Dylan Luhowy, Jim McLay, Branko Semec,Robin Frizzell Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto, Ontario
4146
The Role of Rock Engineering in Developing a Deep Geological Repository in Sedimentary Rocks
Rodney S. Read RSRead Consulting Inc., Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Kenneth Birch Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4154
Geotechnical Characterization of a Sedimentary Sequence for a Geological Repository
Tom Lam NWMO, Toronto, ON, Canada
Derek Martin Dept. Civil & Environmental Engineering – University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dougal McCreath School of Engineering – Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
4164
Regional-Scale Paleoclimate Influences On A Proposed Deep Geologic Repository In Canada For Low And Intermediate Level Waste
S.D. Normani, J.F. Sykes & Y.Yin University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada