Multivariate statistics application in development of blast fragmentation charts for different rock formations in quarries

Rock fragmentation is considered to be one of the most important aspects of quarrying because of its direct effect on the costsof drilling, which include blasting, loading, hauling and crushing. Thus, it is essential to consider fragmentation size in blasting design.Fragmentation depends on many var...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Birol Elevli, Ismail Topal, Sermin Elevli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technical University of Kosice 2012-12-01
Series:Acta Montanistica Slovaca
Subjects:
UCS
Online Access:http://actamont.tuke.sk/pdf/2012/n4/10elevli.pdf