Determining for an output capacity of dimension stone exploitation from the computer simulations to generate the fracture network in 3D: case study in some dimensional stone quarries in Vietnam

Abstract

In dimension stone quarry exploitations such as the marble quarry, a literature review of the existing numerical modelling techniques has been carried out. According to Distinct Element Method, discontinuities have been treated as boundary conditions between blocks and, consequently, an accurate knowledge of joint distribution and orientation was required. The result of analyzing data and simulating in the fracture rock environment, which is applied to a mining condition of the dimensional stone quarries. The research we introduce in the output capacity of the dimension stone quarry from the computer simulations to generate the fracture network in 3D with an aim of evaluating the size of the blocks. The results of numerical models have been used to optimize some of the technical parameters for dimensional stone extraction and ensuring stable bench in the mining operation.