A bulkhead for use in facilitating backfilling of a stope upon mining thereof includes a skid having a base and a pair of post members extending upwardly from the base. The bulkhead also includes a barrier having a primary grid assembly pivotally supported on the pair of post members, at least one secondary grid assembly selectively, and sequentially, stacked upon the primary grid assembly; and a brace selectively stacked upon an uppermost one of the primary grid assembly and the at least one secondary grid assembly. An aspect ratio of the barrier, prior to, backfilling, is operably adjustable by individually adjusting one or more of the primary grid assembly, the secondary grid assembly and the brace to confirm with an aspect ratio of an access tunnel, or a brow, adjacent to the stope for subsequently facilitating backfilling of the stope.

A panel system for the containment of landslides caused by partial collapses and also by “rock breakdowns”, for use in the fortification of mining tunnels, hillsides and roads, together with anchor bolts and plates, comprising a network constituted by straps of metal or other material resistant to traction or with the capacity of tearing along the strap (1) (2) (3), with each node of this network firmly linked with a buckle (6) (7) (8) (16) and with a frame (20) attached to this network, where the frame comprises flat tendons (17) near the perimeter of the panel, linked to plates with lugs (D11) or with flat connectors (12) (13) (14) (15) which go beneath the normal plates.

A panel system for the containment of landslides caused by partial collapses and also by “rock breakdowns”, for use in the fortification of mining tunnels, hillsides and roads, together with anchor bolts and plates, comprising a network constituted by straps of metal or other material resistant to traction or with the capacity of tearing along the strap (1) (2) (3), with each node of this network firmly linked with a buckle (6) (7) (8) (16) and with a frame (20) attached to this network, where the frame comprises flat tendons (17) near the perimeter of the panel, linked to plates with lugs (D11) or with flat connectors (12) (13) (14) (15) which go beneath the normal plates.

A panel system for the containment of landslides caused by partial collapses and also by rock breakdowns, for use in the fortification of mining tunnels, hillsides and roads, together with anchor bolts and plates, comprising a network constituted by straps of metal or other material resistant to traction or with the capacity of tearing along the strap (1) (2) (3), with each node of this network firmly linked with a buckle (6) (7) (8) (16) and with a frame (20) attached to this network, where the frame comprises flat tendons (17) near the perimeter of the panel, linked to plates with lugs (D11) or with flat connectors (12) (13) (14) (15) which go beneath the normal plates.

A panel system for the containment of landslides caused by partial collapses and also by rock breakdowns, for use in the fortification of mining tunnels, hillsides and roads, together with anchor bolts and plates, comprising a network constituted by straps of metal or other material resistant to traction or with the capacity of tearing along the strap (1) (2) (3), with each node of this network firmly linked with a buckle (6) (7) (8) (16) and with a frame (20) attached to this network, where the frame comprises flat tendons (17) near the perimeter of the panel, linked to plates with lugs (D11) or with flat connectors (12) (13) (14) (15) which go beneath the normal plates.

A variety of systems and methods are disclosed. A method may comprise calculating fluid flow with a computer system, wherein the fluid flow is a flow of a fracturing fluid comprising proppant; calculating dimensionless parameters with the computer system, wherein the dimensionless parameters comprise a description of a local flow around an individual perforated exit from a wellbore to a fracture; determining proppant collection efficiency using pre-calculated data with the computer system; calculating a proppant flow rate to the fracture with the computer system; and calculating with the computer system , an amount of the proppant delivered to the fracture based on the dimensionless parameters, the proppant collection efficiency, and the proppant flow rate to the fracture.