Improvements in blast fragmentation models using digital image processing

Fragblast

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 311-320

  Kemeny, J ^a   Mofya, E ^a   Kaunda, R ^a   Lever, P ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b CMTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FRACTURE; HARDNESS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MINES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; ROCKS;

BLAST FRAGMENTATION;

BLASTING;

BLASTING; FRAGMENTATION; IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0038783525     PISSN: 1385514X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/frag.6.3.311.14051     Document Type: Article

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