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Personal Author:
Miller, Stanley M. ; Whyatt, J. K. (Jeff K.) ; Dwyer, Jami Girard ; McHugh, Edward L. ;
Miller, Stanley M. ; Whyatt, J. K. (Jeff K.) ; Dwyer, Jami Girard ; McHugh, Edward L. ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
Spokane Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ;
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Computer Simulation
Ground Control (Mining/Computer Simulation
Mining
Software

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Report ;
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"This user's guide covers the operation of a suite of three computer programs-- Bplane, Bstepp, and Bwedge. These programs can be used to evaluate the potential for plane shear, step-path, and wedge failures along the crest of a slope bench. Such failures reduce the width of a catch basin and may compromise the bench's ability to catch rolling or sliding material before it reaches miners working below. The Bplane and Bwedge programs address sliding of blocks defined by continuous planar joints. The Bstep program examines sliding of blocks defined by more complex failure surfaces that include steeply dipping cross joints and may even include breaks across small bridges of intact rock. The programs are applicable to jointed rock masses where the joints are small relative to the overall slope and form a number of sets with uniform statistical characteristics within a slope sector. The theoretical basis, application, and operation of these programs are described." - NIOSHTIC-2 ;
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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