Method and apparatus for assessing the integrity of a rock mass

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PATENT NO 8515676
APP PUB NO 20100268491A1
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12741475

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A method for assessing the integrity of a rock mass, the method including impacting the rock mass, capturing an acoustic signal generated as a result of the impact, deriving a frequency distribution for the captured acoustic signal, processing data from the frequency distribution by means of a neural network process applying artificial intelligence to assess the inputted data, and presenting a signal from the neural network process which is indicative of the integrity of the rock mass.

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CSIR0184 BRUMMERIA

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Brink, Abraham Van Zyl Fochville, ZA 2 13
Nyareli, Teboho N Midrand, ZA 1 12

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