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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
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ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
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figures of those versions of the book.
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improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.
Sometimes it is suggested that mining engineering and its supporting engineering sciences have
reached a state of maturity. However, this proposition is inconsistent with major developments in
the twenty years that have elapsed since the preparation of the first edition of this book, and the
ten years since it has been subject to any substantial revision. Over those periods, innovations and
improvements in engineering practice in mining and mining rock mechanics, and advances in the
engineering science of rock mechanics, have been extraordinary. For these reasons the third
edition, which results from comprehensive and thorough revision of the earlier editions, has
involved the replacement or substantial modification of the equivalent of about half of the text and
figures of those versions of the book.