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Patrick Andrieux - Publications

Andrieux, P. P., J. Hadjigeorgiou and R. K. Brummer. "A Rock Engineering Systems Approach to Destress Rock Blasting", in Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining (Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, February 2004), pp. 277-291. SAIM Symposium Series S37. Johannesburg: SAIMM, 2004.

Andrieux, P. P., H. Zhu, D. Labrie, C. Doucet, S. Lampron and D. Fleury. "Determination and Validation of the Rock Mass Post-Peak Mechanical Properties for a 3DEC Strain-Softening Model of the 680 Sill Pillar at Louvicourt Mine," in Numerical Modeling of Discrete Materials in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering & Earth Sciences (Proceedings of the 1st International UDEC/3DEC Symposium, Bochum, Germany, September 2004), pp. 121-127, H. Konietzky, Ed. Leiden: Balkema, 2004.

O'Connor, C. P., P. P. Andrieux, C. Pritchard and B. P. Simser. "Numerical Modelling with 3DEC and Risk Assessment for a Geometrically Complex and Highly Stressed Sill Pillar at Onaping Mine," in Numerical Modeling of Discrete Materials in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering & Earth Sciences (Proceedings of the 1st International UDEC/3DEC Symposium, Bochum, Germany, September 2004), pp. 89-94. H. Konietzky, Ed. Leiden: Balkema, 2004.

Andrieux, P. P., R. K. Brummer, Q. Liu, A. Mortazavi and B. P. Simser. "Large-Scale Panel Destress Blast at Brunswick Mine," CIM Bulletin, 96(1075), 78-87 (November/December 2003).

Andrieux, P., R. K. Brummer, A. Mortazavi, B. P. Simser and P. George. "FLAC Numerical Simulations of Tunneling Through Paste Backfill at Brunswick Mine," in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2003 (Proceedings of the 3rd International FLAC Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, October 2003), pp. 197-204. R. Brummer et al., Eds. Lisse: Balkema, 2003.

Andrieux, P. P., J. Hadjigeorgiou and R. K. Brummer. "Rock Engineering Systems and Destress Rock Blasting," in Proceedings of the 105th AGM of the CIM (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2003).

Brummer, R. K., P. P. Andrieux and C. P. O'Connor. "Stability Analyses of Undermined Sill Mats for Base Metal Mining," in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2003 (Proceedings of the 3rd International FLAC Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, October 2003), pp. 189-195. R. Brummer et al., Eds. Lisse: Balkema, 2003.

Brummer, R. K., P. P. Andrieux, C. Detournay and R. Hart, Eds. FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2003 (Proceedings of the 3rd International FLAC Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, October 2003). Lisse: Balkema, 2003.

O'Connor, C. P., R. K. Brummer, P. P. Andrieux, R. Émond and B. McLaughlin. "FLAC3D Numerical Simulations of Deep Mining at Laronde Mine," in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2003 (Proceedings of the 3rd International FLAC Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, October 2003), pp. 221-231. R. Brummer et al., Eds. Lisse: Balkema, 2003.

Zhu, H., and P. P. Andrieux. "FISH Functions for FLAC3D Analyses of Irregular Narrow Vein Mining," in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2003 (Proceedings of the 3rd International FLAC Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, October 2003), pp. 241-247. R. Brummer et al., Eds. Lisse: Balkema, 2003.

Andrieux, P. P., and R. K. Brummer. "Tirs confinés à grande échelle de relâchement des contraintes dans des piliers de mines (Chocked Large-Scale Destress Blasts in Mine Pillars)," in Proceedings of the 17th Colloque on Ground Control of the Quebec Mining Association (Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada, March 2002).

Andrieux, P. P., and J. Hadjigeorgiou. "The Potential Application of Rock Engineering Systems to Rock Blasting" in Proceedings of the 104th AGM of the CIM (Vancouver, B.C., Canada, April 2002).

Brummer, R. K., and P. P. Andrieux. "A Design Methodology for Destress Blasting," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 165-172. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Pierce, M. E., D. Potyondy, P. P. Andrieux and J.-S. Lessard. "The Use of the Particle Flow Code (PFC2D) to Assess the Stability of Undercut Rockfill at Brunswick Mine," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 173-180. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Ruest, M. R., P. P. Andrieux, A. Sampson-Forsythe and C. Pritchard. "The Design of a Backpacked Tunnel Against Dynamic Loading," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 211-218. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Simser, B. P., P. P. Andrieux and D. Gaudreau. "Rockburst Support at Noranda's Brunswick Mine," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 805-813. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Simser, B. P., P. P. Andrieux, V. Falmagne, A. Coulson and M. Grenon. "The Rock Mechanics Design for a 352,800 Tonne Mass-Blast at the Brunswick Mine, Bathurst, New Brunswick," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 815-823. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Andrieux, P. P., and J. Hadjigeorgiou. "Rock Engineering Systems and Rock Blasting," in Proceedings of the 24th Study Sessions on Blasting Techniques, SEEQ (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, November 2001).

Andrieux, P. P., and B. P. Simser. "Ground-Stability-Based Mine Design Guidelines at Brunswick Mine," in Underground Mining Methods: Engineering Fundamentals and International Case Studies, pp. 207-214. W. A. Hustrulid and R. L. Bullock, Eds. Littleton, Colorado: SME, 2001.

Andrieux, P. P., M. P. Board, R. K. Brummer, A. Mortazavi and M. E. Pierce. "Elastic vs. Inelastic Numerical Stress Modelling - Practical Considerations and Issues," in Proceedings, 16th Quebec Mining Association Ground Control Collogue (Val d'Or, Quebec, March 2001).

Ruest, M. R., P. P. Andrieux and B. P. Simser. "Design of a Backpacked Tunnel Liner Using FLAC," in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2001 (Proceedings of the 2nd International FLAC Conference, Lyon, France, October 2001), pp. 403-411. D. Billaux et al., Eds. Lisse: Balkema, 2001.

Lessard, J.-S., A. Proulx and P. P. Andrieux. "Récents développements dans l'utilisation du béton projeté à la mine Brunswick (Recent Developments in the Usage of Shotcrete at Brunswick Mine)," in the Proceedings of the 15th Colloque on Ground Control of the Quebec Mining Association (Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada, March 2000).

Simser, B. P., and P. P. Andrieux. "Open Stope Mining Strategies at Brunswick Mine," in MassMin 2000 Proceedings (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, October-November 2000), pp. 675-683. Carlton, Victoria, Australia: AusIMM, 2000.

Hadjigeorgiou, J., F. Habiyaremye, J.-S. Lessard and P. P. Andrieux. "An Investigation into the Behaviour of Shotcrete Pillars," in Rock Support and Reinforcement Practice in Mining (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rock Support and Reinforcement Practice in Mining, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, March 1999), pp. 183-192. Rotterdam: Balkema, 1999.

Simser, B. P., and P. P. Andrieux. "Seismic Source Mechanisms at Brunswick Mine," in Proceedings of the 14th CIM Mine Operators' Conference (Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, February 1999).

Milne, D., D. Gaudreau, S. Nickson, B. P. Simser and P. P. Andrieux. "Back Design in Rockburst-Prone Areas," in the Proceedings of the 100th AGM of the CIM (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 1998).

Lessard, J.-S., and P. P. Andrieux. "Les piliers de béton projeté à la mine Brunswick (Shotcrete Pillars at Brunswick Mine)," in Proceedings of the 13th Colloque on Ground Control of the Quebec Mining Association (Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada. , March 1998).

Liu, Q., H. Tran, D. Counter and P. P. Andrieux. "A Case Study of Blast Damage Evaluation in Open Stope Mining at Kidd Creek Mines," in Proceedings of the 24th Annual ISEE Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique (New Orleans, February 1998).

Simser, B. P., P. P. Andrieux, D. Peterson, T. MacDonald and J. Alcott. "Advanced Monitoring and Analysis of Microseismic Activity as an Aid to Mining at Brunswick Mine," Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci., Special Issue (Proceedings of NARMS'98, 3rd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, June/July 1998), 35(4-5), Paper No. 073 (1998).

Andrieux, P. P., and K. Rogers. "Controlled Blasting for Improved Open Stope Wall Stability at Brunswick Mine," in Proceedings of the CIM 13th Mine Operators' Conference (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, February 1997).

Andrieux, P. P., and J. Heilig. "Near-Field Blast Vibration Monitoring - Practical Considerations and Issues," J. Explosives Engineers, 12(6), 24-32 (May-June 1995).

Andrieux, P. P., and L. Joncas. "Monitoring des vibrations de tirs et de l'activité microséismique à Mines Silidor (Blast Vibration and Microseismic Monitoring at Mines Silidor)," in Proceedings of the 18th Study Sessions on Blasting Techniques, SEEQ (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, November 1995).

Andrieux, P. P., C. McKenzie, J. Heilig and A. Drolet. "The Impact of Blasting on Excavation Design - A Geomechanics Approach." in Proceedings of the 20th Annual ISEE Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique (Austin, Texas, January 1994).

Andrieux, P. P., V. Mercier and A. Drolet. "BlastCAD: The Blast Layout Application of Noranda's Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Mine Design System," in Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on the Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industries - APCOM XXIV (Montreal, October 1993).

Favreau, P., and P. P. Andrieux. "BlastCAD, Noranda's Three-Dimensional Computer-Aided Underground Blast Design System," CIM Bulletin, 86(967), 62-68 (February 1993).

McKenzie, C., P. P. Andrieux and D. Sprott. "The Significance of Amplitude in Blast Vibration Monitoring," in Proceedings of the 94th AGM of the CIM (Montreal, April 1992).

Andrieux, P. P., and D. Sprott. "BlastCAD - Three-Dimensional Underground Blast Design Software," in Proceedings of the 17th Annual ISEE Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique (Las Vegas, February 1991).

Drolet, A., and P. P. Andrieux. "Monitoring des sautages: application à la production en souterrain (Blast Monitoring: Application to Underground Production)," in Proceedings of the 14th Study Sessions on Blasting Techniques, SEEQ (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, October 1991).

Sprott, D., and P. P. Andrieux. "Charge Weight per Delay and Underground Blast Vibrations," in Proceedings of the 93rd AGM of the CIM (Vancouver, April 1991).

Andrieux, P. P., J. Boaro, and D. Sprott. "A Field Investigation of Ring Blasting Performance," in Proceedings of the 92nd AGM of the CIM (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 1990).

Andrieux, P P. "Design de sautage assisté par ordinateur (Computer-Aided Blast Design)," in Proceedings of the Study Sessions on the Applications of Computers in the Mining Industry (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, November 1989).