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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Freeport-mcmoran Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Hudson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); E02D 1/02 (2006.01); G01V 13/00 (2006.01); G01V 99/00 (2009.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); E02D 1/025 (2013.01); G01V 13/00 (2013.01); G01V 99/005 (2013.01); G06F 17/5004 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of designing an underground excavation may involve the steps of: Developing a plurality of input parameters for the underground excavation; performing a first design iteration to determine an initial ground support system design; evaluating a kinematic stability of the initial ground support system design; determining whether the kinematic stability meets a predetermined factor of safety; and reiterating the initial ground support system design until the kinematic stability meets the predetermined factor of safety.