Stiffness Determination of Backfill-Rock Interface to Numerically Investigate Backfill Stress Distributions in Mine Stopes

<div>Vertical (<i>σ</i><sub>v</sub>) and horizontal (<i>σ</i><sub>h</sub>) stresses plotted along VCL of stopes with different normal stiffness (k)<sub>n</sub> of interfaces in upward cut and fill mining.</div>

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Figure 5: Stiffness Determination of Backfill-Rock Interface to Numerically Investigate Backfill Stress Distributions in Mine Stopes 