An integrated numerical modelling-discrete fracture network approach applied to the characterisation of rock mass strength of naturally fractured pillars

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-19

  Elmo, Davide ^a   Stead, Doug ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrete fracture network; Numerical modelling; Rock mass characterisation; Rock mass properties; Rock pillars

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; NUMERICAL MODELLING; ROCK MASS; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES; ROCK PILLAR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE;

ANISOTROPY; DISCONTINUITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE NETWORK; JOINT; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PILLAR; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 77249092254     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-009-0027-3     Document Type: Article

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