Evaluation of the indirect measures of rock brittleness and fracture toughness in rock cutting

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 407-423

  Tiryaki, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL EXCAVATION; ROCK BRITTLENESS; ROCK CUTTING; TOUGHNESS INDEX;

CURVE FITTING; EXCAVATORS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PETROGRAPHY; ROCKS;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 33747041424     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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