Rock fragmentation by blasting - a literature study of research in the 1980's and 1990's

Fragblast

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-212

  Latham, J P ^a   Munjiza, A ^b   Lu, P ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Central Project Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastability; Block size distributions; Discontinuities; Empirical models; Fragmentation; Muck pile shape; Numerical models; Rock blasting; Rock mass properties; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; DETONATION; EXPLOSIVES; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BLASTABILITY; ROCK FRAGMENTATION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BLASTING; EXPLOSIVES; FRAGMENTATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ROCK MASS RESPONSE;

EID: 0033362268     PISSN: 1385514X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13855149909408046     Document Type: Article

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