Grabinsky, MW 2010, 'In situ monitoring for ground truthing paste backfill designs', in R Jewell & AB Fourie (eds), Paste 2010: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 85-98, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1063_8_Grabinsky
(https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/1063_8_Grabinsky/)
Abstract: Optimised geomechanical design of cemented paste backfill systems requires feedback on the actual field 
performance of paste fills and their barricades during filling, subsequent curing, and exposure to ongoing 
mining activities. A comprehensive monitoring strategy is described and its application is demonstrated for 
five stopes at three different mining operations. Important information is revealed about several poorly 
understood phenomena including stress arching within the fill mass, barricade pressure reduction with 
increasing setback from the stope, temperature induced stresses, and liquefaction potential of paste fill due 
to production blasting and rockbursts. Consideration is given to optimised monitoring procedures that other 
engineers could use to investigate similar phenomena at their mines.