Wednesday (May 13) Morning
4019
Investigating Factors Influencing Fault-Slip in Seismically Active Structures
L.A.M. Castro, T.G. Carter & N. Lightfoot Golder Associates Ltd., Mississauga, ON, Canada
4026
Research To Reality: Application Of Mining-Induced Seismic Hazard Maps
P. Vasak MIRARCO, Geomechanics Research Centre, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
A. Dasys MIRARCO, Engineering Visualisation and Optimisation, Sudbury, Canada
4028
Re-entry Protocols for Seismically Active Mines Using Statistical Analysis of Aftershock Sequences
J.A. Vallejos & S.M. McKinnon Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
4275
Characteristics Of Wenchuan Earthquake And Its Geological Hazard Effects
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
4033
Stress Measurements At Great Depth At Craig-Onaping Mines, Sudbury Canada
E. Villaescusa, L. Machuca & C. Windsor CRC Mining, Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia
B. Simser & S. Carlisle Xstrata Nickel, Onaping Ontario Canada
4034
Statistical Multi-Scale Method Of Mechanics Parameter Prediction For Rock Mass1
J.Z. Cui 1,2 & F. Han 1 & Y.J. Shan 2
1 Department of Applied Mathematics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
2 Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
4035
Geomechanical Studies Of An Alpine Rock Mass
Tiziana Apuani , Gianpaolo Giani, Andrea Merri University of Milan - Dept. of Earth Science
4169
A New Tool For The Field Characterization Of Joint Surfaces
D. Milne, C. Hawkes and C. Hamilton University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
3999
Investigation Of Block Geometrical Properties Of The Shale-Limestone Chaotic Complex Bimrock Of The Santa Barbara Open Pit Mine (Italy)
N. Coli, P. Berry, D. Boldini & R. Bruno Department of Chemical, Mining and Environmental Engineering (DICMA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
4015
Enhancing the Collection of Rock Mass Fabric Data for Open Pit Mines
C. Poon, A. Neufeld, F. El Madani & L. Castro Golder Associates Ltd., Mississauga, ON, Canada
4145
Use of a stereo-topometric measurement system for the characterization of rock joint roughness in-situ and in the laboratory
B.S.A. Tatone & G. Grasselli Lassonde Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4343
An in-Shovel Camera-based Technology for Automatic Rock Size Sensing and Analysis in Open Pit Mining
Shahram Tafazoli & Nima Ziraknejad Motion Metrics International Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3962
Difficult mining conditions in 153 Orebody at a depth of 4550 ft at Vale Inco’s Coleman Mine
Z. Hosseini, R. Lewis Vale Inco Limited, Sudbury, Canada
3994
Global Approach to Managing Deep Mining Hazards
R.P. Bewick, P.Eng. Golder Associates Ltd. Sudbury, ON, Canada
B. Valley, Ph.D. MIRARCO, Sudbury, ON, Canada
S. Runnalls, P.Eng., J. Whitney, P.Eng., & Y. Krynicki, P.Eng. Vale Inco Garson Mine, Sudbury, ON, Canada
4002
Modeling of mining-induced seismicity migration
G. Wang a, P.K. Kaiser b & P. Vasak a
a Geomechanics Research Centre, MIRARCO, Laurentian Univ., Sudbury, Ont.,Canada
b Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4010
Prevention and Control of Rockbursts in Dongguashan Copper Mine
L. Tang Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
K. Xia University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
3986
Weak Rock Mass Span Design – Best Practices
A. Ouchi & R. Pakalnis University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
T. Brady NIOSH, Spokane, USA
3914
Importance Of Understanding 3-D Kinematic Controls In The Review Of Displacement Monitoring Of Deep Open Pits Above Underground Mass Mining Operations
J. Severin & E. Eberhardt University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
S. Ngidi Palabora Mining Company, Phalaborwa, South Africa
A. Stewart Piteau Associates Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
3960
Numerical Modeling of Shear Stress and Displacement Reversals as a Pit Floor Passes a High Wall and Implications for Progressive Shear Strength Degradation
Navid Bahrani Geomechanics Research Centre, MIRARCO - Mining Innovation, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Dwayne D. Tannant School of Engineering, The University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
3974
Influence of Shear Surface Geometry on Deformation Processes in Massive Landslides
K.S. Kalenchuk, D.J. Hutchinson & M.S Diederichs Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
4043
Selective Highwall Mining At The Dome Open Pit Mine
J.G. Henning Porcupine Gold Mines, South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada
4420
A New Design Approach For Highway Rock Slope Cuts Based On Ecological Environment Protection
T. Lian-jin, Z. Li, W. Yunjie, W. Guang-yuan & Z. Yin-tao College of Architecture and Civil Eng, Beijing Univy of Technology, Beijing, China
S. Zhihui Zhong Zi Hua Ke Traffic Construction Techonolgy Co.Ltd.
4030
Dynamic Testing Of Threadbar Used For Rock Reinforcement
J.R. Player, A.G. Thompson & E. Villasescusa CRC Mining, Western Australia School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, Australia
4031
Quantifying The Rate Of Corrosion In Selected Underground Mines
J.F. Dorion, J. Hadjigeorgiou & E. Ghali Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
4061
In-Situ Measurements Of Cemented Paste Backfill In Long-Hole Stopes
B.D. Thompson, M.W. Grabinsky, & W.F. Bawden University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
D.B. Counter Xstrata Copper Kidd Mine, Timmins, ON, Canada
4136
Dynamic Tests Of A New Type Of Energy Absorbing Rock Bolt – The D Bolt
C.C. Li The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
C. Doucet CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories, Ottawa, Canada
S. Carlisle Xstrata Nickel, Sudbury, Canada
4127
Back-Analysis Of The Extreme Squeezing Conditions In The Exploratory Adit To The Lyon-Turin Base Tunnel
G. Russo & L. Repetto Geodata, Turin, Italy
J. Piraud & R. Laviguerie Antea, Orleans, France