Mining induced seismicity in Sweden

The virgin stress state in the rock mass is disturbed by mining, which leads to locally increased or decreased stresses. The rock mass in Sweden is generally composed of high strength brittle rock types, so the risk of seismicity and rockbursts (violent failures) increase with increasing depth of mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larsson, Kristina
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Luleå 2004
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-17726