Effects of rock properties on specific cutting energy in linear cutting of sandstones by picks

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-120

  Tiryaki, B ^a,b   Dikmen, A Cagatay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CRC Mining ^*  (Australia)

^c Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bivariate correlation; Linear regression; Linear rock cutting; Picks; Rock properties; Specific cutting energy; Texture coefficient

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; EXCAVATION; FELDSPAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANDSTONE; TEXTURES;

BIVARIATE CORRELATIONS; LINEAR REGRESSION; LINEAR ROCK CUTTING; PICKS; ROCK PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC CUTTING ENERGY (CE); TEXTURE COEFFICIENTS;

ROCKS;

CUTTING; EXCAVATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE;

ANKARA;

EID: 33645528933     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-005-0062-7     Document Type: Review

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