Ever seen Crocodile Dundee or Bush Tucker man and if you are a little like me images like this leave you in an awe struck state. Now imagine this…having this image behind you as well and all around is scrub land with the odd set of rock outcrops. Oh yeah, it is as hot as […]
This is a picture of Mt Whaleback in Western Australia. This is about 0.5KM deep, 0.5KM across and 1Km in length. Now what I think is a bit crazy is the fact that this hole in the earth used to be a mountain!!!
This is is from the sky, http://www.hyvista.com/iom/iom_jan05.html
The picture I took is from 1995.
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This tunnel is about 1400M underground and as with the the big hole, I think you will have to concur that that is a big tunnel.
What is more amazing is the fact that it was dug out using picks and shovels and the guy on the left is 6 foot 9!!!!
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2. Fracture Mechanics Theory
The study of fracture mechanics has been applied to a wide range of fields, mainly metals and rock but it can be applied to any substance that is subjected to some form of stress. In most cases the information gained is used to predict a products life span and its working limits. […]
1. Introduction
Rock breakage behaviour has been studied since the 1920s and has been used to quantify the working limits of rock. The energy required for breakage has also been used as a means of quantifying rock comminution characteristics. A great number of different laboratory and in-situ tests have been developed since the 1920s.
The needs of an […]
That is 700M from top to bottom. And I am told that the mine goes a further 450M below that level.
So I think you will agree that that is one big ass hole.
Dr Rock
The physical and mechanical properties of rock can be measured by a variety of standard tests, and studies have shown that there should be a fundamental connection between breakage in comminution and rock ‘strength’. The current study aims to develop the Ring-loaded strength (RLS) disc test, used as an industry standard for the characterisation of […]
The Tomb is my PhD thesis that I did in less than three years, aren’t I a clever chap. Truth be told I could probably have have done it in just over two years but I was enjoying the muck about environment, and the funding
The title of my thesis is a nice and slick, roll […]