Stress heterogeneity and complexity: implications for mining

Stress fields in a disturbed discontinuum such as the Earth’s crust should be complex, and yet most mines make do with a handful of measurements not sufficient in coverage or number to capture the complexity of this fundamental input to mine design. Observations confirm that at a mine scale and smal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beck, D., Windsor, Christopher, Reusch, F., Player, John
Other Authors: Bobet, A.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: American Rock Mechanics Association 2012
Online Access:https://www.onepetro.org/conferences/ARMA/ARMA12
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17976