Seismic attenuation in underground mines: A comparative evaluation of methods and results

Tectonophysics

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 31-49

  Feustel, A J ^a,b  

^a Engineering Seismology Group   (Canada)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corner frequency; Intrinsic attenuation; Quality factor; Scattering attenuation

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; MINE; ROCK MASS CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0031867603     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00305-3     Document Type: Article

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