Face destressing blast design for hard rock tunnelling at great depth

Destress blasting of development headings is a construction technique in deep tunnels, whereby explosives are used to fracture the rock in such a way that strain energy is dissipated from the rock mass, with minimal deformation. This is intended to reduce the frequency and severity of violent stress...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Drover, C., Villaescusa, Ernesto, Onederra, I.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69957