Rockburst prediction - Case studies using a kinematics of failure approach

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-73

  De Beer, W ^a   Mendecki, A J ^a  

^a ISS International

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ACCELERATED COSEISMIC DEFORMATION;

ROCK BURSTS;

EID: 0032027246     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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