The influence of microwave irradiation on rocks for microwave-assisted underground excavation

Demand is growing for explosive-free rock breakage systems for civil and mining engineering, and space industry applications. This paper highlights the work being undertaken in the Geomechanics Laboratory of McGill University to make a real application of microwave-assisted mechanical rock breakage...

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Main Authors: Ferri Hassani, Pejman M. Nekoovaght, Nima Gharib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775515001341