Measurement of the fragmentation efficiency of rock mass blasting and its mining applications

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-139

  Aler, J ^a   Du Mouza, J ^a   Arnould, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINING; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

BLOCK SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DISCONTINUITY NETWORK MODELLING; FRAGMENTATION; MUCK PILE; ROCK MASS; ROCK MASS BLASTING;

BLASTING;

BLASTING; BLOCK SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DISCONTINUITY NETWORK; FRAGMENTATION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE;

EID: 0029730579     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(95)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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