Rock mass characterization for underground hard rock mines

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 383-391

  Milne, D ^a   Hadjigeorgiou, J ^b   Pakalnis, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINING; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS;

UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HARD ROCK; MINE; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032193730     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-7798(98)00081-9     Document Type: Article

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