Predicting the stability of rockpasses from the geological structure

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 803-808

  Stacey, T R ^a   Wesseloo, J ^b   Bell, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b SRK CONSULTING   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCKPASSES; STRESS INDUCED FRACTURING;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GOLD MINES;

EID: 29544432127     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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