Controlled-foam injection for hard rock excavation

Vail Rocks 1999 - 37th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS)

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 115-121

  Young, Chapman ^a  

^a Applied Geodynamics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; EXCAVATION; EXPLOSIVES; ROCK MECHANICS;

HARD ROCK EXCAVATION; HARD ROCKS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH VISCOSITIES; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; NON EXPLOSIVES; PRE-DRILLED HOLES; STORED ENERGY;

ROCKS;

EID: 84877581865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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