Influence of Rock Quality on Overbreak

Jose Ibarra Torres

University of Waterloo

PHD Thesis

StartInfluende of rock quality on overbreakAbstractAcknowledgementsDedicationTable of contentsList of tablesList of illustrations1. Introduction2. Review of factors influencing overbreakand underbreak3. Blasting evaluation factors4. Development of the light sectioning method (LSM)5. Experimental research6. Evaluation of the light sectioning method (Lsm)7. Efect of rock mass quality on overbreak8. The cost of overbreak and underbreak9. Summary and conclusions10. Implications, applications and further researchReferencesAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DBlast overbreak measurement by ligth sectioning