LIST OF PUBLICATIONS : SM Spottiswoode
Journals and Conferences.
1. SM Spottiswoode and A McGarr. (1975) Source parameters of tremors in a deep-level gold mine. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 65, 93-112.
2. A McGarr, SM Spottiswoode and NC Gay. (1975) Relationship of mines tremors to induced stress and to rock properties in the focal region. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 65 : 981-993.
3. A McGarr, SM Spottiswoode, NC Gay and WD Ortlepp. (1979) Observations relevant to seismic driving stress, stress drop, and efficiency. J. Geophys. Res., 84 : 2251-2261.
4. A McGarr, RWE Green, SM Spottiswoode. (1981) Strong ground motion of mine tremors: some implications for near-source ground motion parameters. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am, 71:295-319.
5. SM Spottiswoode. (1982) Seismic deformation around Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine Limited. Proc. 3rd Conf. on Acoustic Emission/ Microseismic Activity in Geological Structures and Materials, HR Hardy and FW Leighton (eds). Trans-Tech. Clausthal.
6. A McGarr, IS Sacks, AT Linde, SM Spottiswoode and RWE Green. (1982) Coseismic and other short-term strain changes recorded with Sacks-Evertson strainmeters in a deep mine, South Africa. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc. : 717-740.
7. WD Ortlepp and SM Spottiswoode. (1982) The design and introduction of stabilizing pillars at Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company, Limited. Proc. 12th CMMI Congress. HW Glen (ed), 1: 353-363, 1982. File
8. SM Spottiswoode. (1984a) Source mechanisms of mine tremors at Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines, Johannesburg, S. Afr. Inst. of Min. Metall : 29-37.
9. SM Spottiswoode. (1984b) Underground seismic networks and safety. SANGORM Symposium on Monitoring for Safety in Geotechnical Engineering, Johannesburg.
10. NB Legge and SM Spottiswoode. (1987) Fracturing and microseismicity ahead of a deep gold mine stope in the pre-remnant and remnant stages of mining. Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Montreal, Canada: 1071-1077.
11. SM Spottiswoode. (1988) Total seismicity, and the application of ESS analysis to mine layouts. J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. 88 : 109-116.
12. SM Spottiswoode and JM Churcher. (1988) The effect of backfill on the transmission of seismic energy. Backfill in South African Mines, Johannesburg, SAIMM : 203-217.
13. SM Spottiswoode. (1989) Perspectives on seismic and rockburst research in the South African gold mining industry: 1983-1987. Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 129, no. 3/4, pp. 673-680.
14. SM Spottiswoode. (1990a) Volume Excess Shear Stress and cumulative seismic moments. Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines, Charles Fairhurst (ed.), Balkema, Rotterdam : 39-43.
15. SM Spottiswoode. (1990b) Towards 3-dimensional modeling of rock deformation around deep-level gold mines. Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Rossmanith (ed.), Balkema, Rotterdam : 1133-1146. File
16. A McGarr, J Bicknell, JM Churcher and SM Spottiswoode. (1990) Comparison of ground motion from tremors and explosions in deep gold mines. J. Geophys. Res., 95, B13, pp 21777-21792.
17. KW Pattrick, AM Kelly and SM Spottiswoode. (1990) A portable seismic system for rockburst applications. International Deep Mining Conference: Technical challenges in deep level mining, Johannesburg, SAIMM.
18. DJ Adams, DA Hemp and SM Spottiswoode. (1990) Ground motion in a backfilled stope during seismic events. Static and Dynamic Considerations in Rock Engineering, Brummer (ed.), Balkema, Rotterdam : pp 13-22.
19. AP Peirce, SM Spottiswoode and JAL Napier. (1992) The spectral boundary element method : a new window on boundary elements in Rock Mechanics, Int J Rock Mech Min Sci & Geomech Abstr, vol 29, No. 4, pp 379-400.
20. H Yilmaz, MU Ozbay, SM Spottiswoode & JA Ryder. (1993) A back-analysis of the off-reef strata displacement within the proximity of stabilizing pillars in deep mines in South Africa, in Assessment and Prevention of Failure Phenomena in Rock Engineering, Pasamehmetoglu et al (eds), Balkema, pp 859-864.
21. MU Ozbay, SM Spottiswoode & JA Ryder. (1993) A quantitative analysis of pillar-associated large seismic events in deep mines, 3rd Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Balkema, pp107-110.
22. RD Stewart and SM Spottiswoode. (1993) A technique for determining seismic risk in deep-level mining, 3rd Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Balkema, pp123-128.
23. SM Spottiswoode. (1993) Seismic attenuation in deep-level mines, 3rd Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Balkema, pp409-414. File
24. K Aref, SM Spottiswoode & AJ Jager. (1994) A comparison of seismicity from two mines in the Bushveld Igneous Complex using different pillar systems The 1994 ISRM International Symposium and VI South American Congress on Rock Mechanics, Santiago, Chile.
25. K Aref, AJ Jager & SM Spottiswoode. (1994) The nature and possible source mechanisms of seismic events from a shallow pillar supported, platinum mine in South Africa Proc. 1st North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp 895-902.
26. NC Gay, AJ Jager, JA Ryder and SM Spottiswoode. (1995) Rock-engineering strategies to met the safety and production needs of the South African mining industry in the 21st century, S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall., pp115-136. [3 citations]
27. AM Milev, SM Spottiswoode and KR Noble. (1995) Mine-induced Seismicity at East Rand Proprietary Mines, Technical Note, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., v32, no6, pp629-632.
28. NC Gay, RJ Durrheim, SM Spottiswoode and AJ van der Merwe. (1995) Effect of Geology, in-situ stress, and mining methods on seismicity in Southern African gold and platinum Mines, 8th Intl. Congress on Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Japan, Balkema, pp1321-1325.
29. MF Handley, MW Hildyard and SM Spottiswoode. (1996) The influence of deep mine stopes on seismic waves Proc. of the 2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Balkema, pp499-506.
30. RD Stewart and SM Spottiswoode. (1996) Multiparameter seismic risk assessment for deep-level mining EUROCK ’96, Barla (ed), Balkema, pp1163-1170.
31. DF Malan and SM Spottiswoode. (1997) Time-dependent fracture zone behaviour and seismicity surrounding deep level stoping operations. 4th Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Balkema, pp173-178.
32. A Milev and SM Spottiswoode. (1997) Integrated seismicity around deep-level stopes in South Africa. Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci. Vol. 34:3-4, Paper No. 199. File
33. Durrheim, R.J., Roberts, M.K.C, Haile, A.T., Hagan, T.O, Jager, A.J., Handley, M.F and Spottiswoode, S.M. (1997) Factors influencing the severity of rockburst damage in South African gold mines Proc. 1st Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium, Ed. RG Gurtunca and TO Hagan, SANGORM, pp17-24. File
34. SM Spottiswoode, RJ Durrheim, B Vakalisa and A Milev. (1997) Influence of fracturing and support on the site response in deep tabular stopes Proc. 1st Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium, Ed. RG Gurtunca and TO Hagan, SANGORM, pp62-68.
35. SM Spottiswoode. (1997) Energy Release rate with limits to on-reef stress. Proc. 1st Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium, Ed. RG Gurtunca and TO Hagan, SANGORM, pp252-258.
36. RJ Durrheim, SM Spottiswoode, AJ Jager and AJ van der Merwe. (1997) Seismic monitoring of pillar system performance in Bushveld Complex platinum mines Proc. 1st Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium, Ed. RG Gurtunca and TO Hagan, SANGORM, pp515-522.
37. RJ Durrheim, A Haile, MKC Roberts, JK Schweitzer, SM Spottiswoode and JW Klokow. (1998) Violent failure of a remnant in a deep South African gold mine Tectonophysics 289, pp 105-116. File
38. SM Spottiswoode and Milev, A.M. (1998) The use of waveform similarity to define planes of mining-induced seismic events Tectonophysics 289, pp 51-60. File
39. Milev, A. M., Spottiswoode S. M. and Stewart R. D. (1999) Dynamic response of the rock surrounding deep level mining excavations. Proc. 9th ISRM, G. Vonille & P. Berset (Editors), Paris'99, pp 1109-1114. File
40. SM Spottiswoode. (1999) Modelling seismicity and creep on multiple stope-parallel layers. Proc. 2nd Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium, Ed. TO Hagan, ISRM Regional Symposium, pp155-159.
41. Milev, A.M., Spottiswoode S. M., Hildyard M. W., Rorke A. J. and Finnie G. J. (2000), Simulated rockburst - source design, seismic effect and damage, Proc. of the 4th North American Rock Mech. Symp. July 31 - August 3, 2000 Seattle. U.S.A., pp 327-335
42. SM Spottiswoode. (2000) Aftershocks and foreshocks of mine seismic events. 3rd international workshop on the application of geophysics to rock and soil engineering, GeoEng2000, Melbourne Australia. File
43. Andersen, L.M. and S.M.Spottiswoode. (2001) A hybrid relative moment tensor methodology. 5th Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., pp 371-378.
44. S.M.Spottiswoode. (2001) Keynote address: Synthetic seismicity mimics observed seismicity in deep tabular mines. 5th Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., pp 371-378.
45. Hagan, T.O, A.M. Milev, SM Spottiswoode, M.W. Hildyard, M. Grodner, A.J. Rorke, G.J. Finnie, N. Reddy, A.T. Haile, K.B. le Bron and D.M. Grave. (2001) Simulated rockburst experiment – an overview. J. S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., Vol. 101, August 2001, pp217-222.
46. Milev, A.M., SM Spottiswoode, A.J. Rorke, and G.J. Finnie. (2001) Seismic monitoring of a simulated rockburst on a wall of an underground tunnel, J. S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., Vol. 101, August 2001 pp253-260.
47. Reddy, N. and S.M.Spottiswoode. (2001) The influence of geology on a simulated rockburst, J. S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., Vol. 101, August 2001, pp267-272.
48. Milev, A.M. and Spottiswoode, S.M. and Hildyard, M.W. (2001). Underground blasting experiment to determine the effect of strong ground motion on deep level mining excavations. Bulg. Geophys. J., v.27, No.1-4, pp.33-51.
49. Milev, A.M. and S.M. Spottiswoode. (2002) Effect of the Rock Properties on Mining Induced Seismicity around the Ventersdorp Contact Reef, Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa, Pure and Applied Geophysics, special issue on induced seismicity, Ed: C Trifu, vol 159, pp 65-177. File
50. Milev, A.M., Spottiswoode, SM, Murphy, S.K. and Geyser, D. (2003) Site response and strong ground motion, recorded underground, during mine-induced seismic events, ISRM 2003–Technology roadmap for rock mechanics, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 817-822.
51. Spottiswoode, S.M. and Linzer, L.M. (2003) Improved seismic event locations. ISRM 2003–Technology roadmap for rock mechanics, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 1141-1146.
52. Spottiswoode, S.M., Napier, J.A.L. and Kataka, M. (2003) Seismology in the design of mine layouts. 30th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp187-199.
53. Spottiswoode, S.M. (2004a) A seismic and modelling analysis of dip-pillar mining. 2nd International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 67-78. (reprinted with small changes in #71)
54. Spottiswoode, S.M. (2004b) Integration of seismicity and modelling made simple. SANIRE 2004 – The Miner’s Guide through the Earth’s Crust, South African National Institute of Rock Engineering, pp 63-69.
55. Sellers, E.J., Kataka, M.O, Milev, A.M., Singh, N. and Spottiswoode, S.M. (2005) Characterisation of hazards and rockmass response during remnant mining in South African gold mines, 6th Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Perth, Australia, pp 183-189.
56. Spottiswoode, S.M. (2005) Mine Layout Design and Medium-term Prediction of Seismicity, 6th Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Perth, Australia, pp 211-217.
57. A.M. Milev, A.M., Hildyard, M.W., Linzer, L.M. and Spottiswoode, S.M. (2005) Underground Micro-seismic Monitoring of Pillar Systems to Evaluate Mechanism of Failure, 6th Intl Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in mines, Perth, Australia, pp 239-246.
58. Durrheim, R.J., Spottiswoode, S.M., Roberts, M.K.C and Brink, A van Z. (2005) Comparative seismology of the Witwatersrand Basin and Bushveld Complex and emerging technologies to manage the risk of rockbursting. J. S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., Vol. 105 , pp 409-416.
59. Spottiswoode, S.M & Linzer, L.M. (2005) A Hybrid Location Methodology, J. S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., Vol. 105, pp 417-426.
60. A.M. Milev, and Spottiswoode, S.M. (2005) Strong Ground Motion and Site Response in Deep South African Mines. J. S. A. Inst. Min. Metall., Vol. 105, pp 515-524. File
61. Kataka, M.O., Spottiswoode, S.M., Singh, N. and Sellers, E.J. (2005) Integration of numerical modelling with seismic observations for design of mine layouts, 3rd Southern African Rock Engineering Symposium, pp 47-60.
62. Spottiswoode S.M. and Milev A.M. (2006a) A study of mine stability using records of ground tilting, paper ARMA/USRMS 06-1168, the 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics Golden, Colorado, June 17-21, paper 06-1168.
63. Spottiswoode, S.M and Milev A.M. (2006b) Response to contribution by W.D. Ortlepp to the paper by Milev A.M. and Spottiswoode, S.M. in SAIMM Journal Vol 105, No. 7, August 2005 entitled “Strong ground motion and site response in Deep South African Mines”, pp 598-599.
64. Spottiswoode, S.M, Scheepers J. & Ledwaba, L. (2006) Pillar seismicity in the Bushveld Complex, in FACING THE CHALLENGES, South African National Institute of Rock Engineering, pp140-158.
65. Kgarume, T. and Spottiswoode, S.M. Analysis of aftershock decay rates of mine seismic events, SAGA 2007 Conference.
66. LM Linzer, M Bejaichund, A Cichowicz, RJ Durrheim, OD Goldbach, MO Kataka, A Kijko, A Milev, I Saunders, SM Spottiswoode and SJ Webb (2007) A summary of recent research in seismology in South Africa, South African Journal of Science, 103, 419-426.
67. RJ Durrheim, A Cichowicz, R Ebrahim-Trollope, F Essrich, O Goldbach, LM Linzer, SM Spottiswoode and T Stankiewicz (2007) Guidelines, Standards and Best Practice for Seismic Hazard Assessment and Rockburst Risk Management in South African Mines, Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, ISBN 978-0-9804185-2-1, pp. 249-261, 2007.
68. RJ Durrheim, A Cichowicz, R Ebrahim-Trollope, F Essrich, O Goldbach, LM Linzer, SM Spottiswoode and T Stankiewicz (2007) Guidelines, Standards and Best Practice for Seismic Hazard Assessment and Rockburst Risk Management, Proceedings of the South African National Institute of Rock Engineering Symposium, pp. 136-149.
69. Goldbach, O.D., T. Rangasamy, L.M. Linzer, M.O. Kataka and S.M. Spottiswoode (2008) Quantification of optimum lead-lag distances in South African gold mines. Proceedings of the South African National Institute of Rock Engineering Symposium, pp. ?? - ?? File
70. L.M. Linzer, M. Bejaichund, A. Cichowicz, R.J. Durrheim, O.D. Goldbach, M.O. Kataka, A. Kijko, A.M. Milev, I. Saunders, S.M. Spottiswoode and S.J. Webb Recent research in seismology in South Africa, South African Journal of Science 103, September/October 2007, pp419-426.
71. Roberts M.K.C., Spottiswoode S.M., Henry G., Kuijpers J., Perritt S., Jager A.J., Guler G. and Majiet S. (2008) Exploring the possibility of mining the stabilising pillars in South African gold mines. Paper under peer review. 42nd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, to be held in San Francisco, USA, June 29-July 2, 2008.
72. Goldbach, O.D., T. Rangasamy, L.M. Linzer, M.O. Kataka and S.M. Spottiswoode (2008), Optimum lead-lag distances in South African gold mines, The 6th International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Civil Engineering Construction, Cape Town, April 2008. File
73. Spottiswoode, S.M. (2007) A seismic and modelling analysis of dip-pillar mining. Challenges in Deep and High Stress Mining, Australian Centre of Geomechanics – Y. Potvin, JHadjigeorgiou, T.R. Stacey, pp 257-262. (reprinted with small changes from #56) ISBN 978-0-9804185-1-4.
74. Spottiswoode, S.M., Linzer, L.M. and Majiet, S. (2008) Energy and stiffness of mine models and seismicity, in SHIRMS 2008 – Y. Potvin, J. Carter, A. Dyskin, R. Jeffrey (eds) Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, ISBN 978-0-9804185-5-2, vol1, pp 693-707. File
75. Kgarume, T.E., Spottiswoode, S.M. and Durrheim, R.J. (2008) Statistical properties of mine tremor aftershocks, submitted to PAGEOPH SPECIAL ISSUE: INDUCED SEISMICITY.
MHSC reports:
1. Brink, A.v.Z., Hagan, T.O., Spottiswoode, S.M. and Malan, D.F. (2000) Survey And Assessment Of Techniques Used To Quantify The Potential For Rock Mass Instability. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee Final Project Report GAP608.
2. Spottiswoode, S.M., Napier, J.A.L., Milev, A. M. and Vieira, F.M.V. (2000) The Relationship between ERR and seismic energy release for different geotechnical areas. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee Final Project Report GAP612c.
3. Spottiswoode, S.M. and Milev, A.M. (2002) A methodology and computer program for applying improved, inelastic ERR for the design of mine layouts on planar reefs. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee Final Project Report GAP722.
4. Hildyard, M.W., Napier, J. A. L., Spottiswoode, S.M., Sellers, E., Linzer, L.M. and Kataka, M.O. (2006) New criteria for rockmass stability and control using integration of seismicity and numerical modelling, Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee Final Project Report SIM 02 03 01.