Physical simulation of the influence of the original rock strength on the compaction characteristics of caving rock in longwall goaf.

The compaction characteristics of broken rock in a caving zone have a significant impact on the movement law of overburden and the prediction of surface subsidence. The mechanical properties of the broken rock were clearly affected by the original rock strength of the roof. Based on the similarity theory, the 'quartz sand-gypsum-lime-water' mixed material was used to make similar samples of original rocks with different strengths, and the compaction mechanical behaviour of broken loose rock masses with different original rock strengths was studied.

Hydrochemical analysis and identification of open-pit mine water sources: a case study from the Dagushan iron mine in Northeast China.

The identification of open-pit mine water sources is of great significance in preventing water disasters. Combined with hydrochemistry and multivariate statistical analysis, this paper systematically analyzed the hydraulic connections between aquifers and the complex seepage water sources in the pit and roadway of Dagushan iron mine through qualitative analysis and quantitative calculation. According to the hydrochemical characteristics of the study area, the causes of seepage water at different positions in the mining area were reasonably explained.

A probabilistic method for mapping earth fissure hazards.

Earth fissures caused by tectonic forces, human activities, or both seriously threaten the safety of people's lives and properties. The Taiyuan Basin, a Cenozoic downfaulted basin located in the centre of the Fen-Wei Basin tectonic belt, in northwestern China, presents the ideal study area for a hazard assessment of earth fissures. A total of 104 earth fissures have been observed in the Taiyuan Basin, with a total length of approximately 128 km.

Method for generating high-quality tetrahedral meshes of geological models by utilizing CGAL.

High-quality computational meshes are crucial in the analysis of displacements and stabilities of rock and soil masses. In this paper, we present a method for generating high-quality tetrahedral meshes of geological models to be used in stability analyses of rock and soil masses. The method is implemented by utilizing the Computational Geometry Algorithms Library (CGAL).

Comparative modelling of crack propagation in elastic-plastic materials using the meshfree local radial basis point interpolation method and eXtended finite-element method.

The modelling and understanding of crack propagation for elastic-plastic materials is critical in various engineering applications, such as safety analysis of concrete structures and stability analysis of rock slopes. In this paper, the local radial basis point interpolation method (LRPIM) combined with elastic-plastic theory and fracture mechanics is employed to analyse crack propagation in elastic-plastic materials. Crack propagation in elastic-plastic materials is compared using the LRPIM and eXtended finite-element method (XFEM).

Water inrush characteristics and hazard effects during the transition from open-pit to underground mining: a case study.

During the transition from open-pit to underground mining in iron ore mines, water inrush is a prominent problem for mine safety and production. In this paper, a comprehensive method that incorporates hydrochemical analysis and numerical simulation is proposed to analyse the characteristics of water inrush during the transition from open-pit to underground mining. The proposed method revealed the migration law of groundwater and analysed the source of mine water inrush in the Yanqianshan iron mine located in Liaoning province, China.

A sample implementation for parallelizing Divide-and-Conquer algorithms on the GPU.

The strategy of Divide-and-Conquer (D&C) is one of the frequently used programming patterns to design efficient algorithms in computer science, which has been parallelized on shared memory systems and distributed memory systems. Tzeng and Owens specifically developed a generic paradigm for parallelizing D&C algorithms on modern Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). In this paper, by following the generic paradigm proposed by Tzeng and Owens, we provide a new and publicly available GPU implementation of the famous D&C algorithm, QuickHull, to give a sample and guide for parallelizing D&C algorithms on the GPU.

Accelerating adaptive inverse distance weighting interpolation algorithm on a graphics processing unit.

This paper focuses on designing and implementing parallel adaptive inverse distance weighting (AIDW) interpolation algorithms by using the graphics processing unit (GPU). The AIDW is an improved version of the standard IDW, which can adaptively determine the power parameter according to the data points' spatial distribution pattern and achieve more accurate predictions than those predicted by IDW. In this paper, we first present two versions of the GPU-accelerated AIDW, i.

Improving GPU-accelerated adaptive IDW interpolation algorithm using fast kNN search.

This paper presents an efficient parallel Adaptive Inverse Distance Weighting (AIDW) interpolation algorithm on modern Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). The presented algorithm is an improvement of our previous GPU-accelerated AIDW algorithm by adopting fast k-nearest neighbors (kNN) search. In AIDW, it needs to find several nearest neighboring data points for each interpolated point to adaptively determine the power parameter; and then the desired prediction value of the interpolated point is obtained by weighted interpolating using the power parameter.

Predicting the distribution of ground fissures and water-conducted fissures induced by coal mining: a case study.

Introduction: The use of Top Coal Caving for exploiting the thick coal seam with shallow buried depth most likely has a strong negative impact on the stability.

Case Description: Anjialing No. 1 Underground Mine is located in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province of China.