Geotechnical

Televiewer surveys consist of a continuous log of orientated, unwrapped images of drillhole walls. Two complementary methods are available: an ‘acoustic televiewer’ (ATV) which uses an acoustic signal from a rotating sonar transducer and an ‘optical televiewer’ (OTV) which uses a high resolution Read more... about 10 Advantages of Using Televiewer Surveys in Geotechnical Mining Studies

Remote sensing techniques such as ground-based photogrammetry and LiDAR have become routine supplements to traditional rock mass characterisation approaches, greatly enhancing discontinuity survey capability. Concurrently, discrete fracture network simulations, constructed using field Read more... about Discontinuity survey and brittle fracture characterisation in open pit slopes using photogrammetry

Groundwater interaction is recognised as one of the key variables influencing slope design and management and is particularly significant in weaker rock masses. Understanding groundwater and pore pressure behaviour in rock masses is generally based on accepted theory related to flow through Read more... about Implications of groundwater behaviour on the geomechanics of rock slope stability

Design and development of a decline shaft through poorly consolidated Kalahari deposits at Ghaghoo Diamond Mine. Read more... about Design and development of a decline shaft through poorly consolidated Kalahari deposits at Ghaghoo Diamond Mine.

SRK Consulting presentation delivered at the AusIMM Western Australian Ground Control Group (WAGCG) and Eastern Australia Ground Control Group (EAGCG) meetings in Adelaide, South Australia, 7 - 8 November, 2013. Read more... about The Cost of Uncertainty in Geotechnical Design and Implementation