The assessment of rock cutability, and physical and mechanical rock properties from a texture coefficient

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Ozturk C., Nasuf E., Bilgin N.

JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, vol.104, no.7, pp.397-402, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 104 Issue: 7
• Publication Date: 2004
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
• Page Numbers: pp.397-402
• Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Determining the cutability and mechanical properties of rocks is vital for the feasibility studies of a mine or tunnel projects. Many scientists have investigated the correlation between these parameters in order to predict specific energy (SE) and other important rock cutability properties for many years. on the other hand, textural properties of rocks have been quantified in detail by Howarth and Rowlands (1987). Hence, it was possible to correlate mechanical and textural properties of rocks by using a parameter known as the texture coefficient (TC).