Characterization of rock mass behaviour using mining induced microseismicity

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 1013, 1997, Pages 62-68

  Trifu, C L ^a   Urbancic, T I ^a  

^a Engineering Seismology Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active fractures; Microseismicity; Mining induced microseismicity; Rockbursts; Shear and normal stresses; Stress regime

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MINING; ROCK BURSTS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

ACTIVE FRACTURES; MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY; ROCK MASS BEHAVIOR;

ROCK MECHANICS;

MICROSEISMICITY; MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY; ROCK MASS CHARACTERIZATION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SEISMIC METHOD;

EID: 0031238421     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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