A4-dayShortCourseinPracticalRockMechanicsforUndergroundMines

BY:Dr.W.F.Bawden,Ph.D.,P.Eng.Dr.K.KalenchukPh.D.,P.Eng

AUGUST14thtoAUGUST17th,2017

GlenhoveConferenceCentreJohannesburg,SouthAfrica

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PRESENTS

*RegisterbeforeJune15th,2017*R9850perperson

–R12,500perperson–

Ramjack Technology Solutions together with Mine Design Engineering are pleased to provide a short course in practical rock mechanics for

underground mines.

The course will be presented by:

Dr. W. F. Bawden, CEO Mine Design Technologies and Mine Design Engineering

And

Dr. K. Kalenchuk, Senior Geomechanics Consultant Mine Design Engineering

Dr. Bawden has over 40 years of experience in mining geomechanics as a practioner, academic, consultant and researcher. He is a founding partner of both Mine Design Technologies and Mine Design Engineering and remains engaged in challenging mining and civil projects around the globe. Dr. Bawden has particular expertise in ground characterization, derivation of rock engineering constitutive parameters and the design of underground excavations and their support systems. Dr. Bawden’s expertise is sought after by the largest and most advanced mining companies in the world.

Dr. K. Kalenchuk is an expert in mining geomechanics. She has worked on multiple projects in ground control and rock engineering for open pit and underground mines over the last 15 years. As a Rock Mechanics Consulting Engineer she works around the globe on mine design projects, site inspections and incident investigations, and teaches international courses in rock engineering and numerical modelling. Dr. Kalenchuk is also an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University where she co-supervises graduate students pursuing research in deep and high stress mining environments as well as induced subsidence.

The short course will run over four (4) days and cover the following content.

Three days will be spent on current rock mechanics theory specific to the mining industry:

- Strength of Rock and Rock Masses

• Intact Rock Properties

§ Data Sources [laboratory testing] § Intact Rock Behavior § Failure Criterion and Strength Parameters

• Rock Mass Properties

§ Data Sources [Core logging and Geotechnical Mapping] § Rock Mass Classification Systems [RMR, Q, Q’, GSI] § Rock Mass Design Parameters § Joint set interpretation [DIPS tutorial]

- In Situ Stress and Stress Measurement Techniques

- Empirical Longhole Stope Design

- Empirical Pillar Design

- Ground Support

• Rock Reinforcement Elements • Primary Ground Support Design

§ Empirical § Structurally Controlled Instability [Unwedge tutorial]

• Cable bolting

- Introduction to numerical modelling [Modelling tutorial]

- Mine induced seismicity & introduction to dynamic support design

- Introduction to Mine Backfill

- Ground Monitoring

- Ground Control QA/QC

One day will be spent on instrumentation:

• General discussion of instrument types and their design

• Instrument selection

• Installation procedures

• Data collection

o Hand held readouts o Data loggers o Real time wireless communications

• Case Studies

YourHostsAboutRamjackTechnologySolutions–www.ramjacktech.com

RamjackTechnologySolutions isa specialised, system integratordedicated tooperations technology for themining

industryinEurope,theMiddleEastandAfrica.Wewerefoundedin2013onthebackofover50yearsinthereal-time

miningtechnologyspacetofillthegapbetweenOriginalTechnologyManufacturersandmineoperations.Backedby

partnershipswithspecialisedtechnologymanufacturersfromCanada,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,wehaveasuite

of technologies that – on their own –solvemany operational challenges formines. But,when combined together

basedonthespecificneedsofanoperationwecancreateatailor-madesolution–seeminglyuniquetoeachmine–

but,withouttheshortfallsof‘legacycustomization’.

AboutMineDesignEngineering–www.mdeng.ca

MineDesignEngineeringprovidesspecializedconsultingservicestotheminingandcivilindustries.Areasofexpertise

include rock engineering for underground and surface applications, geomechanics, numerical modelling, landslide

mechanics, mine backfill, ground monitoring and rockmass characterization. The footprint of MDEng’s project

portfolio has expanded rapidly since incorporation in 2010. MDEng has grown into a global consulting firm with

projectsacrossCanadaandaroundtheworld.

LocationGlenhoveConferenceCentre:52GlenhoveRd,MelroseEstate,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica

AgendaTheshortcoursewillbeheldover4days,from9AMto5PM,MondaythroughThursday:

StartDate: 14August2017 EndDate: 17August2017

Time: 09h00to17h00 Time: 09h00to17h00

RegistrationThecomplete4-dayshortcourseisavailableforR12,500perperson

ConfirmedregistrationsreceivedbyJune15th,2017willreceiveanEarlyBirdregistrationfeeofR9,850.

Pleasesendregistrationenquiriesviaemailto:ssa@ramjack.co.za