Dominant rock properties affecting the performance of conical picks and the comparison of some experimental and theoretical results

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-156

  Bilgin, N ^a   Demircin, M A ^b   Copur, H ^a   Balci, C ^a   Tuncdemir, H ^a   Akcin, N ^c  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION   (Turkey)

^c ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CUTTING TOOLS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; EXCAVATORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONICAL PICKS; HARD ROCK EXCAVATION; ROCK PROPERTIES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CUTTING; EXCAVATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 27944501020     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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