Research Article

Evaluation of the Active Support and Yielding Bearing Properties of Artificial Pillars Supporting a Stope Roof Using 3DEC Numerical Simulation

Table 2

The designing program.

ProjectsStudy pointTypes of supportSteps/stepsstable (X1, X2, X3)Support stress (MPa) (Y1, Y1, Y3 or T1, T2, T3)Remarks

1Support modesA0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.1, 0.01Nonyielding
2B0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.1, 0.07Load-shedding yielding
3C0%, 1%0, 0.1.Constant yielding
4D0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.1, 0.2Load-increasing yielding without prestress
05The magnitude of the support stressesD0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.02, 0.04Load-increasing yielding without prestress
6D0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.03, 0.06
7D0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.04, 0.08
8D0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.05, 0.1
9D0%, 1%, 2%0, 0.06, 0.12
10The magnitude of the prestressesE0%, 1%, 2%0.005, 0.01, 0.02Load-increasing yielding with prestress
11E0%, 1%, 2%0.01, 0.02, 0.04
12E0%, 1%, 2%0.02, 0.04, 0.07
13E0%, 1%, 2%0.03, 0.06, 0.1
14E0%, 1%, 2%0.04, 0.08, 0.13