Study of particle distribution characteristics and mechanicalproperties for tailings based on fractal theory

Disaster Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 586-591

  Yin, Guangzhi ^a   Zhang, Qiangui ^a   Wei, Zuoan ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Zhou, Yongkun ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal theory; Mass fractal dimension; particle analysis; Particle size distribution; Tailings

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MINE WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAILINGS;

EID: 78650009054     PISSN: 0974262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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