Research Article

A New Mining Scheme for Hanging-Wall Ore-Body during the Transition from Open Pit to Underground Mining: A Numerical Study

Table 2

Mechanical and numerical control parameters of the models.

ParameterValue

Physical parametersDensity2780 kg/m3
Young’s modulus28 Gpa
Poisson’s ratio0.25
Joint cohesion (before/after failure)0.22 MPa/0 MPa
Joint tensile strength (before/after failure)0.15 MPa/0 MPa
Joint friction angle (before/after failure)36°/30°
Kinematic condition (before/after excavation)Static/Dynamic

Numerical control parametersTime-step (before/after excavation)0.001 s/0.0001 s
Displacement ratio (before/after excavation)0.001/0.001
Normal/shear spring stiffness350 GPa/140 GPa