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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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Luleå
2004
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-17726 |