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Muckpile Fragmentation

Muckpile Fragmentation is a measurement construct in mining engineering that characterizes the size distribution of rock fragments produced by blasting operations, distinguishing itself by quantifying post-blast muckpile particle granularity to evaluate fragmentation efficiency in quarry, tunnel, and cast blasting practices.

15

Publications

400

Citations

39

Authors

20

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Parents

Publications

15

Fragmentation prediction using improved engineering formulae

S.H. Chung, P.D. Katsabanis · Fragblast · 2000 · 59 citations

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A Blind Comparison Between Results of Four Image Analysis Systems Using a Photo-Library of Piles of Sieved Fragments

J. Latham, John G. Kemeny, Norbert H. Maerz et al. · Fragblast · 2003 · 45 citations

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Optimum Blasting? Is it Minimum Cost Per Broken Rock or Maximum Value Per Broken Rock?

S. S. Kanchibotla · Fragblast · 2003 · 44 citations

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Measuring blast fragmentation at Esperanza mine using high-resolution 3D laser scanning

Italo Onederra, Matthew J. Thurley, Alex Catalan · Mining Technology Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy Section A · 2014 · 37 citations · Full text

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Numerical study on the rock muck transfer process of TBM cutterhead with clump strategy based on discrete element method

Qi Geng, Huijian Zhang, Xiaohui Liu et al. · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2019 · 30 citations

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Authors

39

  1. NH
    Norbert H. Maerz

    Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

    2 publications · 68 citations

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  2. JL
    J. Latham

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. BS
    Bhanwar Singh Choudhary

    Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, India

    2 publications · 39 citations

    2

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  4. QG
    Qi Geng

    Chang'an University, China

    1 publications · 30 citations

    1

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  5. SM
    Santiago Muñiz Gómez

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

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Institutions

20

  1. Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

    Dhanbad, India

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    67 citations

  2. Universiti Sains Malaysia

    George Town, Malaysia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    140 citations

  3. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

  4. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  5. Capital Group (United States)

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. Orica (Australia)

    East Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  7. Université Paris Sciences et Lettres

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  8. Southwest Jiaotong University

    Chengdu, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

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Venues

  1. Fragblast

    5 publications · 186 citations

    5

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  2. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

    1 publications · 30 citations

    1

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  3. 1

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  4. 1

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  5. Current Science

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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