Bibliographic citations
Villanueva, A., (2015). Simulación numérica de la construcción del depósito de relaves filtrados Ramahuayco y validación de los parámetros del modelo constitutivo representativo [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/2558
Villanueva, A., Simulación numérica de la construcción del depósito de relaves filtrados Ramahuayco y validación de los parámetros del modelo constitutivo representativo [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/2558
@mastersthesis{renati/705847,
title = "Simulación numérica de la construcción del depósito de relaves filtrados Ramahuayco y validación de los parámetros del modelo constitutivo representativo",
author = "Villanueva Jíménez, Aquiles Martín",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2015"
}
This study was developed based on the construction of the Ramahuayco tailings storage deposit operated by Catalina Huanca mining company. The deposit is located in Ayacucho department and the Canarias district. The goal of the study was to perform a numerical simulation for the construction of the deposit and validate an elastoplastic model used for that purpose. In order to do that the characteristics of the materials used in the construction were defined , also the laboratory tests for the physical and strength characterization of the materials were described, these laboratory tests were used later to calibrated the considered constitutive model. For the simulations initially three numerical models were employed, and the model that was able to replicate closely the behavior of the materials was selected. The next stage considered the calibration of the selected numerical model based on computational Geomechanical techniques. Finally the construction of the deposit was simulated using a software based on the finite difference method. The results obtained from the first stage of the tailings deposit construction show that the horizontal displacements are varying from 20 to 30 centimeters. From the comparison of the recorded displacements in the installed inclinometers and the numerically calculated displacements it is observed that both the recorded and simulated displacements are in close agreement. The results for the final stage of the deposit construction show that the horizontal displacements are varying from 15 to 40 cm depending of the location within the structure. The concentration or accumulation of displacements within the structure could led to a failure surface. The obtained results also show that the materials are consolidating and accommodating during the construction. The study allows to state the following conclusions: a) The selection of the constitutive model to employ is dependent upon the quantity of laboratory tests performed to calculate the model parameters. The use of a second order model such as the modified Cam Clay or Cysoil models requires a greater knowledge of the material parameters. b) The correct selection of the soil parameters is essential for an acceptable estimation in geoengineering projects, where the use of numerical methods is considered as for example the finite difference method. c) from the comparison of the simulated data through the numerical models with the triaxial tests performed in the laboratory, it was selected the modified Cam Clay model for this study, since the stress-strain laboratory curves were replicated in a reasonable way, when the cited numerical model was used. d) The modified Cam Clay model shows appreciable capabilities to predict the behavior of a real geotechnical structure.
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