Based on the mining environment and stress characteristics of backfill in the upward horizontal slicing and filling method, the influence of wetting-drying (WD) cycles on the mechanical properties of cemented tailings backfill (CTB) was explored. An ultrasonic test and a mechanical property test were conducted for CTB samples with different cement-tailings (c/t) ratios after different WD cycles to investigate variation in the velocity of longitudinal waves, compressive strength, and failure mode. The results show that after WD cycles, the CTB samples with c/t ratios of 1∶4, 1∶6 and 1∶8 all had a decreased ultrasonic wave velocity, and as the number of WD cycle increases, CTB samples with different c/t ratios had enhanced plastic deformation capacity but decreased strength. It is shown that WD cycle has a small impact on backfill with a higher c/t ratio. And the CTB without WD cycle mainly experiences tension-shear failure, while CTB after WD cycles has multiple axially parallel cracks penetrating vertically, which significantly increase after more WD cycles. It is found that the c/t ratio is a key factor for CTB to resist deterioration caused by WD cycles. In mining operation, the c/t ratio for different filling areas can be reasonably optimized to reduce filling costs.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |