A methodology for rock mass characterisation and classification to improve blast results

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-194

  Hamdi, Essaïeb ^a   du Mouza, Jean ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

3D stochastic simulation; Austria; Classification; Rock mass; Spain; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPACT TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ANISOTROPY VECTOR; INTERCONNECTIVITY INDEX; ROCK MASS COMPONENTS; ROCK MATRIX CONTINUITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BLASTING; OPTIMIZATION; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 12344272882     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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