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Damage Constitutive Modeling of Backfills with Different Cement–Tailing Ratios Using Energy Method

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The mechanical properties of cement paste backfills (CPBs) with different cement–tailing (C/T) ratios directly impact mining safety. In this study, mechanical tests were performed to investigate the effect of the tailing content on CPB failure and evaluate the failure behaviors of CPBs with different C/T ratios. The results indicated that the mechanical properties, acoustic emission characteristics, and crack development process of the CPBs were significantly affected by the C/T ratio. As the tailings content increased, the cement bond strength of the CPB decreased, leading to microcrack evolution from initial crack closure to matrix cracking during the compaction stage. The stress–strain curves for the CPB with low tailings content before the yield stage was reached were consistent with the cubic polynomial function. Combined with the damage constitutive equation, constitutive equations for CPBs were derived for different C/T ratios. The proposed model provides a reliable basis for designing the mining area and evaluating the mechanical properties of CPBs.

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The work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (51764013), by Training Plan for Academic and Technical Leaders of Major Disciplines of Jiangxi Province (20204BCJ22005), by Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangxi Province (20192ACBL21014), and by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project (2019M652277).

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  1. Solids Waste and Chemicals Management Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, 100029, China

    Kang Zhao, Yajing Yan, Jinglei Nie & Xiangqin Tian

  2. School of Civil and Surveying & Mapping Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China

    Kang Zhao, Zhiwei He & Jian Yang

  3. Laboratory of Safe Mining in Deep Metal Mine, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China

    Xingdong Zhao

  4. College of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, 710054, China

    Lang Liu

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Zhao, K., He, Z., Yang, J. et al. Damage Constitutive Modeling of Backfills with Different Cement–Tailing Ratios Using Energy Method. Geotech Geol Eng 41, 1005–1017 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-022-02319-y

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