China Safety Science Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 94-103.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2023.10.2246

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Evaluation of safety state for dump in-service under severe drying-wetting cycles at high altitude

DONG Jianjun1,2(), JIANG Hao1,2, YAN Bin3, YANG Di1,2   

  1. 1 College of Safety Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao Liaoning 125105, China
    2 Key Laboratory of Mine Thermodynamic Disasters and Control of Ministry of Education, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao Liaoning 125105, China
    3 Cement Operations Geology Division, Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd., Wuhan Hubei 430070, China
  • Received:2023-05-13 Revised:2023-07-16 Online:2023-10-28 Published:2024-04-29

Abstract:

In order to reveal the effects of severe drying-wetting cycles on the limestone dump slopes safety status at high altitudes. The slopes of No.1 and No.2 in-service dump in limestone mining areas for cement in high-altitude mining areas was taken as the research object. The unsaturated soil shear strength equation and the matrix suction distribution equation were imported based on the unsaturated-saturated seepage theory. Therefore, the evolution characteristics of the unsaturated-saturated seepage field in the dump slopes under severe drying-wetting cycles were analyzed by numerical calculation, and the safety state of the limestone dump slope was evaluated. The results show that under the action of drying-wetting cycles, the soil changed from the unsaturated to the saturated state on the limestone dump slope. With the increasing number of drying-wetting cycles, the maximum vertical displacement of the limestone dump slope continues to increase. The numerical calculations of the maximum vertical displacement of the slope are in good agreement with the actual monitored values. What is more, as the number of drying-wetting cycles increases, the factor of safety of the limestone dump slope continues to decrease. In addition, it was found that the limestone dump slope in-service is stable under the action of severe drying-wetting cycles.

Key words: high altitude, severe drying-wetting cycle, dump, safety state, slope