The prediction of opencast backfill settlement

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-176

  Hills, C W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKFILL SETTLEMENT; COAL MINING;; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MONITORING; OPEN PIT MINE; SETTLEMENT;

BACKFILLING OPERATION; COLLAPSE SETTLEMENT; CREEP SETTLEMENT; OPENCAST BACKFILL SETTLEMENT; SETTLEMENT MECHANISM; STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT;

FOUNDATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; LAND FILL; LAND USE; MONITORING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 0029666712     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/igeng.1996.28508     Document Type: Article

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