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Tao Zha, Shuai Cao, and Erol Yilmaz, Size effect and damage mechanisms in cementitious tungsten tailing backfill materials with varying hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose dosages, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-025-3178-7
Tao Zha, Shuai Cao, and Erol Yilmaz, Size effect and damage mechanisms in cementitious tungsten tailing backfill materials with varying hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose dosages, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-025-3178-7
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不同羟丙基甲基纤维素用量下钨尾矿胶结充填材料的尺寸效应及损伤机理

摘要: 尾矿堆存问题及深部开采所面临的高应力问题已经成为制约矿山安全、高效、持续生产的关键性因素。本研究探索了利用钨尾矿制备胶结充填体(CTB)材料的潜力,并探究了不同用量的羟丙基甲基纤维素(HPMC)对不同尺寸胶结充填体(CTB)的宏观强度特征及微观损伤演化机制的影响。试样底部直径分别为50 mm、75 mm和100 mm并与0%、0.15%、0.25%和0.35%的HPMC用量进行组合。所有CTB试样均保持1∶2的直径/高度比。实验结果表明,随着HPMC用量从0%增加到0.35%,CTB的单轴抗压强度(UCS)呈现出显著的线性下降。75 mm×150 mm CTB试样表现出相对较高的塑性和韧性,具有良好的塑性变形和能量吸收能力,表现出了明显的尺寸效应。HPMC在CTB浇注过程中引入了连通气泡,但表现出了抗离析和抗泌水特性,从而减少了尾矿沉降。掺杂HPMC的CTB水化反应更加均匀,不同位点的Ca/Si原子比分散更小。三种CTB尺寸均表现出复合拉伸和剪切破坏,75 mm×150 mm试样表现出宏观拉伸裂纹和相对较少的剪切裂纹。在微观尺度上,大量的钙矾石和水化硅酸钙凝胶交织融合,紧密包裹钨尾矿。该项研究结论可为矿山充填开采过程中控制充填料浆的流动性及凝结硬化后的强度、损伤演化提供数据及理论支撑,从而推动矿产资源开发的绿色、经济、安全和可持续性发展。

 

Size effect and damage mechanisms in cementitious tungsten tailing backfill materials with varying hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose dosages

Abstract: The problems of tailings storage and high-stress conditions in deep mining have emerged as critical factors that limit the security, efficiency, and sustainability of such mines. This study explores the potential to utilize tungsten tailings to create cementitious backfill (CTB) materials and investigates the macroscopic strength features and microscopic damage evolution mechanisms of different-sized CTBs with varying dosages of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC). Specimens with bottom diameters of 50 mm, 75 mm, and 100 mm are combined with HPMC dosages of 0, 0.15wt%, 0.25wt%, and 0.35wt%. A diameter/height ratio of 1:2 is maintained for all CTB specimens. The experimental results show that as the HPMC dosage is increased from 0 to 0.35wt%, the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of the CTBs decreases significantly in a linear manner. The 75 mm × 150 mm CTB specimen exhibits relatively high plasticity and toughness, with good plastic deformation and energy absorption capabilities, indicating significant size effects. HPMC introduces connected bubbles during the CTB pouring process, but it exhibits anti-segregation and anti-bleeding characteristics, thus reducing tailing settling. The hydration reaction of the CTB doped with HPMC is more uniform, and the Ca/Si atomic ratio dispersion at different sites is smaller. The three CTB sizes all exhibit combined tensile and shear failure, with the 75 mm × 150 mm specimen exhibiting macroscopic tensile cracks and relatively few shear cracks. At the micro-scale, excessive ettringite and hydrated calcium silicate are interwoven and fuse, and the tungsten tailings are tightly wrapped. These results provide valuable data and notional insights for optimizing the fluidity of the backfill, and elucidate the strength and damage evolution of solidified materials during filling and extraction. This study contributes to the advancement of green, economical, safe, and sustainable mining practices.

 

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