An engineering approach to seismic risk management in hardrock mines

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 891-906

  Hudyma, Marty ^a   Potvin, Yves Henri ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Failure mechanism; Mine seismology; Mining; Mining induced seismicity; Rock engineering; Rock mechanics; Rockbursts; Seismic hazard; Seismic risk; Stress

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISM; MINING-INDUCED SEISMICITY; ROCK ENGINEERING; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMIC RISK;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SEISMIC DESIGN; STRESSES;

SEISMOLOGY;

DAMAGE; DATA SET; FAILURE MECHANISM; HARD ROCK; MINE; RESOLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKBURST; SAFETY; SEISMOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; WORKER CASTE;

EID: 78149465128     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-009-0070-0     Document Type: Article

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