Comparative analysis of modern softwares for rock fall modeling

Accident-free operation is one of the key demands in the mining industry as, alongside with multimillion losses because of damage to equipment and work stoppage, accidents can cause injuries and even fatalities. According to the official statistics, rock falls in opencast mining result in lethal injuries in 19% of cases. Thereupon, preventive actions to avoid rock falls should be developed at the stage of a mine design. Specialized applications should be used to deal with such matters. The aim of this study is to compare modern softwares for modeling rock fall events to analyze potential accidents during open pit mining. Two modern 3D modeling software systems were compared: RAMMS:Rockfall (Germany) and Rockyfor3D (Switzerland). The comparison was carried out by means of creating different scenarios of rock falls in each software system, with their further collation with the actual data obtained from the study of a real-life rock fall. The test subject was a rock fall happened in the village of Holaviki in the north of Norway in 1995.

Belov O. D. Comparative analysis of modern softwares for rock fall modeling. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2024;(3):155-169. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2024_ 3_0_155.

O.D. Belov, Graduate Student, NUST MISIS, 119049, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: below2idknet@inbox.ru.

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