Prediction of rock fragmentation due to blasting in Gol-E-Gohar iron mine using fuzzy logic

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1273-1280

  Monjezi, M ^a   Rezaei, M ^a   Yazdian Varjani, A ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Fuzzy inference system; Gol E Gohar iron mine; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; EXPLOSIVES; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; ROCK BURSTS; ROCK DRILLING; ROCKS;

BENCH BLASTING; DOWNSTREAM PROCESS; FRAGMENTATION; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; FUZZY-LOGIC; GOL-E-GOHAR IRON MINE; PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS; PROCESSING PLANTS; ROCK FRAGMENTATION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BLASTING; FRAGMENTATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GEOMETRY; IRON; MINING INDUSTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449533993     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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