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Simser, B Keynote: The art and science of ground control: examples from deep hard rock mines
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Falmagne, V Keynote: Ground support evolution through success and failure
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Player, J Keynote: Ground support scheme selection and its role in mine economics and risk
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Hammoum, S; Dorion, J-F; Germain, P Technical challenges of ground support in a northern permafrost environment: 30 years of operational experience at Raglan mine
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Koupriantchik, D Development of a probabilistic performance assessment method for frictional anchors
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Velásquez , J; Vallejos, J; Sepúlveda, R Dynamic performance of ground support systems under impact loading tests: a deformation-based interpretation
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Crompton, B; Roberts, T; Wang, Y A new high-capacity dynamic impact test facility
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Abreu, R; Swart, C Influence of dynamic test method on the performance of a mechanically anchored hybrid rockbolt
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Wang, X; Guo, J; Zhang, Z Indoor laboratory dynamic repeated drop testing of shotcrete–mesh–rockbolt ground support system
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Karatas Batan, C; Akdag, S; Zhang, C; Oh, J; Craig, P; Saydam, S 3D finite element modelling of reinforcement systems under dynamic loading using a momentum–transfer approach
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Brändle, R; Roth, A; Bucher, R From full-scale impact testing to practical design of dynamic ground support systems
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Darlington, B; Young, P; Weaver, S Improving rockbolt design through comparative laboratory and in situ testing: the success story of the Super MDX bolt
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Dunn, MJ; Kebatsetse, LQ Ground support in kimberlite: design and implementation challenges
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Castro, D; Barindelli, G; Fumeron, J; Ottesen, M Design and field implementation of steel straps reinforcement for pillar stability in high-deformation underground mining: engineering basis and lessons learned
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Roache, B; Sainsbury, D; Mungur, G; Hall, C Ground support for development in mine fill
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Xu, Z; Xu, H; Tun, D Assessment of temporary yielding slender sandstone pillars using staged FLAC3D modelling
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Coad, R; Chadbourn, G; Hill, C; Lagacé, D Optimising fibrecrete for deep shaft support: lessons from the Wira Shaft sink
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Castro, D; Barindelli, G; Fumeron, J; Ottesen, M; Trigo, C Yielding steel sets for high-convergence conditions in block caving: design basis and expected performance at Chuquicamata underground mine
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Smolnik, G; Kouhia, A; Penczek, R Advances in pumpable urea–silicate resin rockbolting systems: laboratory performance of hollow-core bar bolts under shear and tensile loading, coupling integrity, and productivity in modern hard rock mining
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Sweet, D; Emery, T; Wilson, S; Humphreys, M Comparing steel mesh performance in an overlap condition
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Mikula, P; Bruce, S; Sasi, G; Dissanayake, T; Power, W; Hafeez, F In situ quasi-static capacity testing and failure behaviour of weldmesh and chainlink mesh under field boundary conditions at a hard rock mine in Western Australia
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Crompton, B; Raj, R; Jones, M; Akdag, S The effect of varying testing configurations on the performance of welded mesh
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Franke, J; Gonzalez, C Automated ground support deformation tracking as a rehabilitation planning tool: replacing qualitative with quantitative metrics
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Gao, F; Kang, H; Liu, W An artificial-intelligence-enhanced approach for ground stability assessment using large-scale datasets of rockbolt load and roadway convergence
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Franke, J; de Almeida Pires Souza, B; Pereira Campos, M; Horng Liu, J; Gonzalez, C Managing challenging ground conditions: a Cuiabá mine case study on utilising rapid automated deformation tracking for ground support optimisation
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Pyy, A Evolution of ground support practices at Kittilä mine
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Stephenson, RM; Moulding, CR Industry benchmarks for ground support quality assurance/quality control practices
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Goulet, A; Heinsen Egan, M; Wesseloo, J Advances in probabilistic support design using discrete fracture networks
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Tyler, A; Goulet, A; Heinsen Egan, M; Wesseloo, J; Potvin, Y; Chester, C Probabilistic versus deterministic wedge formation methods
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Han, Z; Schwartzkopff, A; Mathew, TJ; Moridi, M; Akdag, S An unsupervised manifold learning framework for automated identification of rock discontinuities in underground mines using raw LiDAR point cloud
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Reardon, D Evolution of parabolic arch design rationale for intersection support and variations between sites
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Sewnun, D; Potvin, Y Advances in estimating the capacity of ground support systems subjected to dynamic loading
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Potvin, Y; Sewnun, D; Goulet, A Towards a new understanding of dynamic support performance and its implication for design
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Hadjigeorgiou, J; Knox, G Energy-absorbing rockbolt behaviour under combination loading angle configurations
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Joubert, N Evolutions of dynamic support design methodology: site perspective
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Silcock, S; Burns, M; Eliasson, J; Crompton, B; Vakili, A Integrating Smart Bolt technology in critical excavations
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Bun-Seisay, S; Hall, C; Crompton, B; Eliasson, J Installation and underground testing of instrumented rockbolts with wireless communication
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Wilson, A; Subur, R; Cowan, M; Barnett, D Monitoring to model: harnessing extensometer data to enhance the geotechnical model for better predictions
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Stazick, C; Sweet, D Long-term monitoring of electrically connected rockbolts in different corrosive environments
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Moss, A; Scolari, F Economic impact of ground control technologies in large-scale, deep underground caving mining
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Barbosa Costa, LC; Roldán Portal, JA Managing squeezing ground in underground mines: an integrated toolbox
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Smith, R; Rees, J; Behunin, J; Branham, J; Roselle, Z Raiseboring in poor ground: consolidation and support methods
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de Almeida Pires Souza, B; Melo Oliveira, M Geomechanical behaviour of underground excavations under squeezing conditions: damage mapping and multi-instrumental monitoring
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Pereira, D; Gabriel, J; Wyink, U; Bray, P Refurbishment: then versus now – pumpable resin systems for enhanced ground support in extremely poor ground conditions
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Di Giovinazzo, M; Ridaskoski, T Adapting to rapid change in demand for ground support systems at Jokisivu mine
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Rigby, A; Malovichko, D; Kaiser, PK Modelling shakedown demand on rockbolts
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Verma, RK; Hossack, A Dynamic ground support design for burst-prone mines: a systematic framework integrating the burst envelope
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Rigby, A; Moridi, M; Hafeez, F; Malovichko, D; Kaiser, PK Case studies of strainburst demand assessment
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Dight, PM The rock in rock reinforcement: linking fracture mechanics, structural geology and ground support
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Malovichko, D; Rigby, A; Mroczek, S Operational assessment of dynamic demand imposed on ground support during large seismic events
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