Assessment of ease of excavation of surface mines

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-153

  Hadjigeorgiou, J ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; EXCAVATORS; ROCK MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

DIGGABILITY; EXCAVATION INDEX;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 0032108265     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(98)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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