Wetting collapse in opencast coalmine backfill

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 139-149

  Blanchfield, R ^a   Anderson, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geotechnical engineering; Mining and quarrying; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; COMPACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPEN PIT MINING; WETTING;

MINE BACKFILLS; WETTING COLLAPSE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BACKFILL; COAL MINING; COLLAPSE; GROUND SETTLEMENT; GROUNDWATER CONTROL; OPENCAST MINING; WETTING;

EID: 0033909642     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2000.143.3.139     Document Type: Article

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