Acoustic emission/microseismic source location analysis for a limestone mine exhibiting high horizontal stresses

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 720-728

  Wang, Hongliang ^a   Ge, Maochen ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission microseismic; Roof fall monitoring; Source location analysis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ALGORITHMS; LIMESTONE; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

MICROSEISMIC; ROOF FALL MONITORING; SOURCE LOCATION ANALYSIS;

MINE ROOF CONTROL;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; ALGORITHM; LIMESTONE; MINING-INDUCED SEISMICITY; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ROOF; SEISMIC SOURCE; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 41549127015     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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