Effect of Cyclic Lateral Loading on the Compaction Behaviour of Waste Rock Backfill Materials in Coal Mines

Crushed waste rock (CWR) can be used as backfill for goafs allowing disposal of solid waste and control of surface subsidence. Waste rocks for backfilling (WRBs) have a certain density before use if cyclic lateral loads are applied to CWRs, therefore, by employing a self-designed bidirectional loadi...

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Main Authors: Meng Li, Jixiong Zhang, Baifu An, Deon M. Germain, Qianqian Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/1/17