Authors: Peng Zhang K A Heasley
Publish Date: 2016/07/05
Volume: 23, Issue: 6, Pages: 1468-1473
Abstract
The laminated overburden model LaModel has been widely used for pillar design and stability analysis As a boundary element program the LaModel program is sensitive to the boundary condition which should be considered before creating the model To eliminate the boundary effect in a LaModel pillar stability analysis a suitable boundary buffer zone is needed around the model edge The radius of influence R and the abutment load extent D are two major factors that affect the stresses and displacements calculated in LaModel To determine the optimum buffer zone extent a database of case histories was analyzed using the LaModel program Values for R and D were varied until a buffer zone having negligible influence on the pillar stability factor SF of the active mining zone AMZ was determined
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