Hard rock pillar strength estimation an applied empirical approach

Pillars are present in all hard rock mining operations and in order to effectively design these pillars, an estimate of the pillar strength is required. Two new pillar strength estimation methods for hard rock mine pillars are presented in this thesis. 31 pillar case histories of the database that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lunder, Per John
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5391