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Numerical Evaluation of Grouting Scenarios for Reducing Water Inflows from Major Faults in Underground Excavations

dc.creatorDomingue C.
dc.creatorLemieux J.-M.
dc.creatorGrenon M.
dc.creatorMolson J.
dc.creatorTherrien R.
dc.creatorLajoie P.-L.
dc.creatorBlessent D.
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-05T14:59:35Z
dc.date.available2021-02-05T14:59:35Z
dc.identifier.issn10259112
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11407/6097
dc.descriptionWater inflows through fracture networks are a major economic and safety issue in underground mines. Although pre-grouting of pilot holes during mine development efficiently reduces water inflows into mine excavations, current design methods remain empirical. We used a finite-element numerical model to simulate groundwater inflow into a stope with the objective of finding the best configuration to increase pre-grouting efficiency for sealing faults while decreasing the associated costs. We designed simulations to test various grout injection scenarios for two different major fault locations around the stope, based on the site characteristics of the Éléonore mine (Québec, Canada). Sensitivity analyses show that, for a fault located above the stope, grouting the zone between the fault and the stope reduces inflow more than directly grouting the fault. Also, in the case of a fault intersecting a stope, the simulations suggest that the fault itself should be grouted as widely as possible, instead of sealing only the immediate surroundings of the stope. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag
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dc.sourceMine Water and the Environment
dc.titleNumerical Evaluation of Grouting Scenarios for Reducing Water Inflows from Major Faults in Underground Excavations
dc.typeArticle in Presseng
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.publisher.programIngeniería Ambientalspa
dc.publisher.programIngeniería en Energíaspa
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10230-019-00589-2
dc.publisher.facultyFacultad de Ingenieríasspa
dc.affiliationDomingue, C., Département de géologie et de génie géologique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
dc.affiliationLemieux, J.-M., Département de géologie et de génie géologique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
dc.affiliationGrenon, M., Département de génie des mines, de la métallurgie et des matériaux, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
dc.affiliationMolson, J., Département de géologie et de génie géologique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
dc.affiliationTherrien, R., Département de géologie et de génie géologique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
dc.affiliationLajoie, P.-L., Éléonore Mine, Goldcorp Inc., 853, Boulevard Rideau, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9Y 0G3, Canada
dc.affiliationBlessent, D., Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
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