scholarly journals Effects of Superplasticizer on the Hydration, Consistency, and Strength Development of Cemented Paste Backfill

Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Hongwei Deng ◽  
Abbas Taheri ◽  
Junren Deng ◽  
Bo Ke
Keyword(s):  
Underground Mines ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Strength Increase ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
Cemented Paste Backfill ◽  
Solid Concentration ◽  
Resonance System ◽  
Low Field ◽  
Binder Ratio ◽  
Paste Backfill

The strength and consistency of cemented paste backfill (CPB) are of key concerns in the stope stability and cost control for underground mines. It is common practice to use additives, such as superplasticizer, to improve the performance of CPB. This study mainly focuses on the effects of superplasticizer on the hydration, consistency, and strength of CPB. In this study, a polynaphtalene sulfonate was used as the superplasticizer. The binder is a mix of 33.3% ordinary Portland cement and 66.7% fly ash. The CPB specimens with a tailings-binder ratio of 3:1 and a solid concentration of 70% were then tested by a low field nuclear magnetic resonance system after different hydration times. Effects of polynaphtalene sulfonate on the hydration, fluidity, and strength were investigated. Results showed that the polynaphtalene sulfonate has a strong influence on short-duration hydration, which may contribute to the strength increase of CPB. It has been demonstrated that the polynaphtalene sulfonate improved the fluidity of the CPB mixture. With the increased dosage of polynaphtalene sulfonate, the slump increased. It was also found that the polynaphtalene sulfonate dosage has a negligible effect on the 1 day (d) strength while it has a strengthening effect on the 7 d, 14 d, and 28 d strength of CPB specimens.

Fluidity and Mechanical Behavior of Cement Solidified Lead-Zinc Mine Tailings

2014 ◽  
Vol 898 ◽  
pp. 383-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Lei Zhang ◽  
Shun Cai Wang ◽  
Fan Lu Min
Keyword(s):  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Cement Content ◽  
Strength Increase ◽  
Cemented Paste Backfill ◽  
Curing Time ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Paste Backfill ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine

Cemented paste backfill method has been widely used in many modern mines throughout the world due to the increasingly stringent environmental regulations and short of disposal land. This study presents experimental results on the use of Portland cement in the solidification of Pb-Zn tailings in China. Test results show UCS strength increase lineally with cement content, tailings concentration, and curing time, respectively. There exist a minimum cement content and tailings concentration to produce obvious strength. The fluidity decrease quickly with cement proportion and tailings concentration, under the satisfying of a minimum pumping fluidity, the increase of tailings concentration can effectively reduce the cement consumption so as to decrease the treatment cost.

scholarly journals Mechanical Transformation of Fly Ash toward Its Utilization in Cemented Paste Backfill

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Haijun Wang ◽  
Yun Duan
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Strength Development ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Cemented Paste Backfill ◽  
Efficient Technology ◽  
Pozzolanic Reactivity ◽  
Wet Grinding ◽  
Paste Backfill ◽  
Mechanical Transformation ◽  
Wet Ground

Fly ash (FA) showed low reactivity when being used to prepare the binder for cemented paste backfill (CPB). In the present work, wet-grinding treatment was used to increase the pozzolanic reactivity of FA and promote its sustainable utilization. The results showed that wet-grinding could be a suitable and efficient technology for FA pretreatment. Wet-grinding strongly modified the structure of FA by decreasing the crystalline phase content and the binding energy of Si 2p and Al 2p, contributing to the increase in pozzolanic reactivity of FA. The performance of CPB samples prepared by wet-ground FA was then optimized. This was reflected by the acceleration in the sample setting and increase in the strength development. The compressive strength of the CPB samples prepared by wet-ground FA for 120 min was increased by around 40% after curing for 28 d compared with the control samples.

scholarly journals Coupled Effect of Curing Temperature and Moisture on THM Behavior of Cemented Paste Backfill

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Wenyuan Xu ◽  
Runkang Zhao ◽  
Xiaocong Yang ◽  
Lijie Guo ◽  
Chaowu Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Model Simulation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Curing Temperature ◽  
Underground Mines ◽  
Cemented Paste Backfill ◽  
Waste Discharge ◽  
Stress Strain Relation ◽  
Paste Backfill ◽  
Simulation And Experiment ◽  
As Stress

Cemented paste backfill (CPB), a mixture of tailings, binder, and water, is widely and continually utilized in underground mines for subsidence control and disposal of surface hazardous waste discharge. The mechanical strength of CPB, which is the key for the backfill structure to play the role of supporting overlying roof and controlling subsidence, is governed by complex factors (thermal, hydraulic, and mechanical loads), particularly strongly affected by the environmental conditions, such as ambient temperature and humidity. Thus, it is crucial to understand and assess the response of CPB subjected to the loads mentioned above, so as to better ascertain its performance and obtain a cost-effective, safe, and stable CPB structure. Accordingly, a coupled THM model is developed to describe and analyze the performance of CPB. Comparisons between model simulation and experiment data prove the capability of the developed model in predicting the evolutions of temperature and internal relative humidity, as well as stress-strain relation of CPB. The obtained results indicate that all these properties are significantly affected by ambient humidity and temperature.

In situ measurements of cemented paste backfill at the Cayeli Mine

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 755-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.D. Thompson ◽  
W.F. Bawden ◽  
M.W. Grabinsky
Keyword(s):  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Binder Content ◽  
Underground Mines ◽  
Cemented Paste Backfill ◽  
In Situ Data ◽  
Field Instrumentation ◽  
Rise Rate ◽  
Paste Backfill

Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is accepted as the optimal backfilling material for many underground mines. However, the lack of in-stope backfill pressure data poses fundamental problems from both operational and research standpoints. In response to the requirement for in situ data, a comprehensive field instrumentation project has been conducted. Results are presented here for two stopes at the Cayeli Mine, where geotechnical instruments were installed at the barricades and throughout the stopes. Measurements from a large (slow rise rate) stope with high binder content CPB demonstrated a rapid departure from hydrostatic loading, resulting in relatively low barricade pressures. Conversely, data from a smaller (fast rise rate) stope with lower binder content CPB demonstrated that when cement hydration is retarded, high barricade pressures occur. These examples illustrate the relationship between CPB rise rate and the moderating effect of cement hydration on in situ pressures, which ultimately control barricade pressures. Once CPB gains shear strength, arching of pressures occurs. In situ pressures were reduced with proximity to stope walls and further, under stope access brows, demonstrating that barricade location influences barricade loads. The application of real-time pressure monitoring of pastefill barricades has been demonstrated as an important tool in optimizing operational backfilling efficiency.

scholarly journals Understanding the microstructural evolution of hypersaline cemented paste backfill with low-field NMR relaxation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razyq Nasharuddin ◽  
Ganhau Luo ◽  
Neil Robinson ◽  
Andy Fourie ◽  
Michael Johns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Nmr Relaxation ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Cemented Paste Backfill ◽  
Low Field ◽  
Paste Backfill ◽  
Nmr Relaxation Time ◽  
Capillary Pore

Cemented paste backfill (CPB) comprising mineral tailings, binders and mixing waters is an important potential support material in the mining industry. As the mechanical properties of CPB are significantly influenced by its microstructural characteristics the development of measurement tools to better understand its pore structure evolution is important for its increased utilisation. This study reports the application of low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation time measurements to characterise the microstructural evolution of CPB materials over 56 days of hydration, contrasting common tap water and hypersaline water (~22 wt% salt) as mixing waters. Distinct NMR relaxation time populations were evidenced within each CBP sample, revealing the presence of both capillary (T1,2 ≈ 10 ms) and gel pore water (T1,2 ≈ 300 – 500 µs), with time-dependent relaxation measurements facilitating characterisation of capillary pore structure evolution over the hydration period assessed. Hypersaline samples demonstrated a time-lag in this measured capillary pore evolution, relative to those hydrated with tap water, while hydration rates were observed to increase with increased CPB binder content. Further, both T1 and T2 NMR relaxation times were found to correlate with the uniaxial compressive strength of the CPB materials investigated, facilitating the formulation of a predictive correlation function between NMR relaxation characteristics and mechanical properties.

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