Effect of mining geometry on stability of rock mass around underground excavations

Mineral Resources Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-278

  Szwedzicki, Tad ^a  

^a Department of Mines and Energy ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; EXCAVATION; EXTRACTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; ROCK MECHANICS; SPALLING;

MINING GEOMETRY; PRE-FAILURE BRITTLE BEHAVIOR;

MINING;

EID: 0034171752     PISSN: 09506098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-6098(00)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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