Prediction of room closure and stability of panel 1 in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 186.e1-186.e13

  Maleki, Hamid ^a   Chaturvedi, Lokesh ^b  

^a Maleki Technologies Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Environmental Evaluation Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolting; Closure; Ground Control; Prediction; Regression; Repository; Salt; Stability; Waste

Indexed keywords

MINING; PILOT PLANTS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROOFS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BOLTING; CLOSURE; GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUND CONTROL; PERMANENT DISPOSAL; REGRESSION; REPOSITORY; TRANSURANICS; UNDERGROUND REPOSITORIES; WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANTS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 69349098925     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(97)00232-3     Document Type: Article

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