A study of the performance of diamond wire in hard natural stone

Includes bibliographical references. === Diamond wire has been developed as a flexible cutting tool and is used by the natural stone industry for the quarrying of blocks and for subsequent squaring, slabbing and shaping operations in the stone yard. The performance of diamond wire depends on how its...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Butler-Smith, Paul William
Other Authors: Gryzagoridis, Jasson
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16121