Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis
Retaining wall is essential for stopes mining in two steps, for it can prevent the instability and collapse of backfill. In this study, taking the retaining wall of backfilled stope as the research object, a stability analysis method of retaining wall based on the close coupling of catastrophe theor...
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| description | Retaining wall is essential for stopes mining in two steps, for it can prevent the instability and collapse of backfill. In this study, taking the retaining wall of backfilled stope as the research object, a stability analysis method of retaining wall based on the close coupling of catastrophe theory and numerical analysis was proposed. First, by extracting the unit failure rate of the retaining wall from the numerical simulation results and fitting it with the mining depth, the functional expression between them was established. Second, the function relation was transformed into the normal form according to catastrophe theory, and the instability criterion of retaining wall was deduced. Furthermore, an effort was made to analyze the changing law of the state of retaining wall and calculate the critical span of stope, under different thickness conditions. On this basis, the application test of retaining wall was carried out by using this method. The results show that with the thickness decreasing, the values of splitting variables a and b show a reverse trend, which leads to the discriminant of instability criterion decreasing and turning from positive to negative, resulting in the collapse. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the stability, the wider the span of the stope, the thicker the retaining wall is required, and conversely, the thicker the retaining wall, the higher the adaptability to the span of stope. In addition, it can be found from the application test that instability was bound to occur with a thickness of 3 m, but the retaining wall with a thickness of 4 m maintained stable, which tended to be consistent with the analysis. Therefore, the stability analysis method proposed in this study provides a way to accurately evaluate the stability of the retaining wall and calculate the critical thickness of that, and its application value is expected to be further explored. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aefb8ac5e560453ca56da89736bc44d12025-08-20T02:23:15ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232024-01-01202410.1155/2024/6631646Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical AnalysisChang Liu0Kui Zhao1Peng Zeng2Cong Gong3Liangfeng Xiong4Jinbo Xiong5Rongsen Pan6College of Resources and Environmental EngineeringCollege of Resources and Environmental EngineeringCollege of Resources and Environmental EngineeringCollege of Resources and Environmental EngineeringCollege of Resources and Environmental EngineeringYongping Copper MineYongping Copper MineRetaining wall is essential for stopes mining in two steps, for it can prevent the instability and collapse of backfill. In this study, taking the retaining wall of backfilled stope as the research object, a stability analysis method of retaining wall based on the close coupling of catastrophe theory and numerical analysis was proposed. First, by extracting the unit failure rate of the retaining wall from the numerical simulation results and fitting it with the mining depth, the functional expression between them was established. Second, the function relation was transformed into the normal form according to catastrophe theory, and the instability criterion of retaining wall was deduced. Furthermore, an effort was made to analyze the changing law of the state of retaining wall and calculate the critical span of stope, under different thickness conditions. On this basis, the application test of retaining wall was carried out by using this method. The results show that with the thickness decreasing, the values of splitting variables a and b show a reverse trend, which leads to the discriminant of instability criterion decreasing and turning from positive to negative, resulting in the collapse. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the stability, the wider the span of the stope, the thicker the retaining wall is required, and conversely, the thicker the retaining wall, the higher the adaptability to the span of stope. In addition, it can be found from the application test that instability was bound to occur with a thickness of 3 m, but the retaining wall with a thickness of 4 m maintained stable, which tended to be consistent with the analysis. Therefore, the stability analysis method proposed in this study provides a way to accurately evaluate the stability of the retaining wall and calculate the critical thickness of that, and its application value is expected to be further explored.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/6631646 |
| spellingShingle | Chang Liu Kui Zhao Peng Zeng Cong Gong Liangfeng Xiong Jinbo Xiong Rongsen Pan Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis Geofluids |
| title | Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis |
| title_full | Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis |
| title_short | Stability Analysis of Retaining Wall in Backfilled Stope Based on Catastrophe Theory and Numerical Analysis |
| title_sort | stability analysis of retaining wall in backfilled stope based on catastrophe theory and numerical analysis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/6631646 |
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