Time-dependent behaviour of hard rock in deep level gold mines

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 135-147

  Malan, D F ^a   Vogler, U W ^a   Drescher, K ^a  

^a CSIR Division of Mining Technology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; FRACTURE MECHANICS; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

DEEP LEVEL GOLD MINES; TIME DEPENDENT HARD ROCK BEHAVIOR;

GOLD MINES;

EID: 0031141202     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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