Rock mass characterization by fractal dimension

Engineering Geology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 141-155

  Bagde, M N ^a   Raina, A K ^a   Chakraborty, A K ^a   Jethwa, J L ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINING AND FUEL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Blasted fragments; Fractal dimension; Image analysis; RMR; Rock mass characterization; Rock mass in in situ; Schumann's model; UCS

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; COAL MINES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLUORSPAR; FRACTALS; LIMESTONE; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SHALE;

ROCK MASS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

EXCAVATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE;

EID: 0036142357     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(01)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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