Effectual excavation of weathered rocks using geological features

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Edy Tonnizam, Komoo, Ibrahim, Kassim, Khairul Anuar, Md. Noor, Muhazian
• Other Authors: Goh, Eric
• Format: Book Section
• Published: Institute of Quarrying Malaysia 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/31172/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In the tropical region where the occurrence of a thick profile of weathered zone is common, ripping is always accepted as the limit of mechanical breaking before blasting works is opted. However, the nature of rock and its weathering profile play a very significant role in evaluating the excavation...