Wu Aixiang

Characteristics of rockburst and its mining technology in mines

In order to resolve how to mine under the condition of high stress with rockburst, this paper analyzes the law of rockburst, and considers that most of the rockbursts occur in the high stress area of stope. A method of rockburst forecast and its steps are given, and three different stages of rockburst are identified. Furthermore, this paper considers that blasting energy can effectively control rockburst by changing the characteristics of rock mass, which decreases the probability of rockburst happening. According to characteristics of rockburst, two feasible mining techniques under rockburst conditions are put forward, that is stoping-and-filling method, and sublevel caving method of mining without any sills in hanging wall.

Experiment and mechanism of vibration liquefaction and compacting of saturated bulk solid

The paper studies the probability of industrial application of vibration liquefaction of bulk solid from the opposite point of view, and proposing turning its harmful effects into benefits. Utilizing a new device of vibration liquefaction and by compacting saturated bulk solid, a set of additional device for experiment was designed. These experiments examined the problems related to vibration liquefaction of fine-ores and tailings on the basis of DSA-1 type direct shear apparatus, including models of straight tubes, curved tubes and a sandbox. The changing properties of tailings under vibration and the mechanism of vibration liquefaction and compacting of tailings were studied, and future application of the technique to mines has been put forward.

Erosion characteristic of slope sandstone soaking in acid mine drainage

Acid mine drainage(AMD) is one of the main reasons of slope instability in chemical mines with high sulfide. The pH values of the solution inside the mining pit decrease with the increasing of distance from ore body and vary from 1.2 to 4.6, according to the results of the water environmental investigation and the composition test of the slope sandstone in Xinqiao Pyrite Mine. Comparative experiments between original sandstone and AMD eroded sandstone samples show that after AMD erosion the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus decrease by 30%–50% and 25%–45%, respectively, the cohesion and internal friction angle decrease obviously, and the Poisson ratio fluctuates between 0.20–0.29. The greater joints development, the higher residual stress after peak value, and the longer time to damage. Besides above, the reaction mechanism analysis of AMD eroded sandstone shows that the fillings in joints and fissures of sandstone are frequently decomposed and polyreacted, resulting in changes of interior molecule structure and framework composition, and decreases of cohesion and angle of internal friction between rock structure interfaces.

Rule of oxygen transmission in dump leaching

According to the chemical equations, the flux and concentration of oxygen required during bacterial leaching sulfuric mineral were investigated; the rule of air bubble transmitted in granular was researched in the Dump Leaching Plant of Dexing Copper Mine. The results show that lack of oxygen in dump leaching is the critical factor of restricting leaching reaction. Pyrite is the primary oxygen-consuming mineral in bioleaching. When its content is too high, it needs a great deal of oxygen for reaction and competes for the finite oxygen with objective minerals, and thus the leaching velocity decreases greatly. The average size of ore particles and diameter of bubbles are the key parameters affecting the mass transfer coefficient. Reverse analysis was adopted, and it shows that 44.8 m3 air per unit ore can meet the requirement of production if the molar ratio of pyrite to chalcopyrite is 10.

Granular dynamic shear strength and its influencing factors

The granular dynamic shear strength is the same as that of the static one in nature, as found from numerous experiments and investigations. The shear strength is equal to the sum of the internal frictional force and the cohesive force. The influences of type, shape, size distribution, pore ratio, moisture content and variation of vibration velocity on the dynamic shear strength of granules were studied. Based on numerous vibration shear experiments, the authors investigate the mechanism of dynamic shear strength in granules in terms of the fundamental principle and the relevant theory of modern tribology.

Wave propagation and energy dissipation in viscoelastic granular media

In terms of viscoelasticity, the relevant theory of wave in granular media is analyzed in this paper. Under the conditions of slight deformation of granules, wave equation, complex number expressions of propagation vector and attenuation vector, attenuation coefficient expressions of longitudinal wave and transverse wave, etc, are analyzed and deduced. The expressions of attenuation coefficients of viscoelastic longitudinal wave and transverse wave show that the attenuation of wave is related to frequency. The higher the frequency is, the more the attenuation is, which is tested by the laboratory experiment. In addition, the energy dissipation is related to the higher frequency wave that is absorbed by granular media. The friction amongst granular media also increase the energy dissipation. During the flowing situation the expression of transmission factor of energy shows that the granular density difference is the key factor which leads to the attenuation of vibrating energy. This has been proved by the experiment results.

Stability and structural dimension of access mechanized panel

To acquire a knowledge of the stress-strain state in the process of mining beforehand, a numerical method was used to simulate the stoping process of access mechanized panel mining in No. 3 ore-body of Tonglushan mine; and for the sake of obtaining better stability, the optimal panel dimension and access stoping sequence were researched. The results show that the integral stability of the mechanized panel of No. 3 ore-body is passable in the process of winning at full level height; the stability of panel tends to be worse gradually with continuous increasing of panel width; and the better width of access panel in No. 3 ore-body is less than 52 m. It is indicated that 3D elas-to-plastic finite element method can make a satisfactory study of numerical simulation on the panel stability and its structural dimension in the test for the upward access mechanized-panel mining. The results of the theoretical calculation and analysis accord with the actual situation from the field ground pressure monitoring.

Mobility factors of cracked ore in vibrating-ore draw shafts

The mobile factors of cracked ore in vibrating-ore draw shafts were analyzed. The results show that the mobile coefficient of cracked ores will be mainly influenced by the combination of ore physical factors if the structure dimension and parameters of vibrating ore-draw shafts are sure. It decreases with increasing the cohesion, lump content, lump size and powder content and increases with increasing the porosity. The coefficient decreases with increasing the moisture content, but increases after the moisture content reaches a certain value. Uniform grain leads to better mobility, non-uniform grain leads to worse mobility. The value of the mobile coefficient should be in a range of 0.3–1.1 when designing the vibrating ore-draw shafts. According to correlation degree of grey system theory, the effects of factors on the mobility of cracked ore are given in the weight decreasing consequence as follows: moisture content, lump content, distribution of grain size, lump size, porosity, cohesion and powder ore content. It is unreasonable to neglect any one because the values of their weights are not obvious.

Influence of vibration on granular flowability and its mechanism of aided flow

Regarding flowing granular media as weak transverse isotropic media, the phase velocity expressions of wave P, wave SH and wave SV were deduced, the propagation characteristics of waves in flowing granular media were analyzed. The experiments show that vibration has great influence on granular fluidity. The wavefront of wave P is elliptic or closely elliptic, the wavefront of wave SH is elliptic, and the wavefront of wave SV is not elliptic. Wave propagation in the granular flowing field attenuates layer after layer. The theory and experiment both substantiate that the density difference is the key factor which leads to the attenuation of vibrating energy. In terms of characteristics of wave propagation one can deduce that vibrating waves have less influence on flowability of granules when the amplitude and frequency are small. However, when the amplitude and frequency increase gradually, the eccentricity of ellipsoid, the viscosity resistance and inner friction among granules, and shear intensity of granules decrease, and the loosening coefficient of granules increases, which shows the granules have better flowability.

Development of new type dynamic shear testing apparatus of bulk solid

The functions and system structure of DSA-1 Type direct shear apparatus were described, which is noted for its various functions, advanced techniques of multi-desciplines. The apparatus adopted advanced measuring system and has high accuracy of testing data. It provide a new technical measure for the study of dynamic characteristics of bulk solid.