Numerical simulation of damage accumulation and seismic energy release during brittle rock failure - Part II: Rib pillar collapse

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-134

  Kaiser, P K ^a   Tang, C A ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING; SEISMIC WAVES; STIFFNESS;

BRITTLE ROCKS; SEISMIC ENERGY RELEASE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ROCK FAILURE PROCESS ANALYSIS (RFPA);

ROCK MECHANICS;

BRITTLE ROCK; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PILLAR FAILURE; SEISMIC ENERGY RELEASE;

EID: 0032005413     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(97)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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