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The energy release rate (err) index was used to evaluate three underhand stope backfill parameters--cement content, density, and placement gap--to determine their influence on rock bursts. This index provides a relative measure of the likelihood of rock bursting for a given rock mass. There was no indication that increasing initial fill strength through increased cement content would affect the err.
Author(s): | Whyatt-JK, Williams-TJ, Board-MP |
Reference: | U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations 9433, 1992 Jan:1-10 |
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