Composite Failure Mechanisms In Coal Measures Rock Masses - Myths And Reality - 1. Introduction

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
John V. Simmons Peter J. Simpson
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The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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Jan 1, 2006

Abstract

Excavated slopes in open pit coal mines are designed to be as steep as possible consistent with stability and safety requirements. Slope failures occur for many reasons, including oversteepening. This paper is concerned with slope design and excavation experience in the Bowen Basin coalfields of central Queensland (Figure 1), [ ]
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APA: John V. Simmons Peter J. Simpson  (2006)  Composite Failure Mechanisms In Coal Measures Rock Masses - Myths And Reality - 1. Introduction

MLA: John V. Simmons Peter J. Simpson Composite Failure Mechanisms In Coal Measures Rock Masses - Myths And Reality - 1. Introduction. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2006.

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