Rock quality as a guide to fragmentation

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Pittman, Katherine L

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1984

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Thesis

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en_US

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rock quality , fragmentation , guide , joint set number , degree of weathering , Schmidt hardness number , tensile strength , specific gravity , powder factor , Mackay Science Project

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The relationship between geotechnical quantifiable rock quality characteristics, blast design parameters, powder factor and fragmentation results are analyzed for a total of 32 production blasts at 8 open pit mines and quarries in Nevada and California.

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University of Nevada, Reno

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