Discontinuity trace map construction using photographs of rock exposures

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 903-917

  Lemy, F ^a   Hadjigeorgiou, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; MAPPING; MINING; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION;

ROCK EXPOSURES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DISCONTINUITY; GEOTECHNICAL MAPPING; GROUND CONDITIONS; MINING; PHOTOGRAPH; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0141568945     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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