Effect of abutment compliance on the stability of an underground bedded roof formation

ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 833-837

  Sofianos, A I ^a   Kapenis, A P ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BP 691   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); ROOFS;

FACTOR OF SAFETY; LATERAL CONSTRAINTS; LATERAL RESISTANCE; LATERAL STRAIN; ROOF ROCK; SNAP-THROUGH;

SAFETY FACTOR;

EID: 33847522507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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