Geotechnical characterisation and design processes for anisotropic rock masses in open pits : a case study of an iron ore deposit in orientation biased anisotropic host rocks

Slope design and mining in foliated in-situ rock masses can be a major logistical and geotechnical hindrance. The Rock Mass Classification parameters need to be considered in relation to the anisotropic rock masses. What data acquisition methods should be considered, how much geotechnical data is ne...

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Main Author: Ndlovu, Siyamazi Zamagatsheni
Other Authors: Van Rooy, J.L. (Jan Louis)
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65928
Ndlovu, SZ 2018, Geotechnical characterisation and design processes for anisotropic rock masses in open pits : a case study of an iron ore deposit in orientation biased anisotropic host rocks, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65928>