Measurement of local stress and estimation of regional stress associated with stability assessment of an open-pit rock slope

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1211-1221

  Obara, Y ^a   Nakamura, N ^b   Kang, S S ^a   Kaneko, K ^c  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nittetsu Mining Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIMESTONE; OPEN PIT MINE; QUARRYING; ROCK BLOCK; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

JAPAN;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIMESTONE; MINES; OPEN PIT MINING; SLOPE STABILITY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CONICAL ENDED BOREHOLE OVERCOVERING TECHNIQUE; LOCAL STRESS MEASUREMENT; REGIONAL STRESS MEASUREMENT;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0034351075     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(00)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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