Control of strong ground motion of mining-induced earthquakes by the strength of the seismogenic rock mass

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 225-229

  McGarr, A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINING; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; TENSORS;

SEISMOGENIC ROCK MASS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 0036578717     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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