Integrated sensing device for assessing integrity of a rock mass and corresponding method

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PATENT NO 9310245
APP PUB NO 20120200713A1
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13260692

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A method of assessing the integrity of a rock mass, the method including receiving a thermal assessment of the integrity of a rock mass, receiving an acoustic assessment of the integrity of a rock mass and correlating the thermal- and acoustic assessments to obtain a combined assessment of the integrity of a rock mass. The invention also covers an assessment apparatus for assessing the integrity of a rock mass, which includes acoustic assessment means operable to provide an acoustic assessment of the integrity of a rock mass, thermal assessment means operable to provide a thermal assessment of the integrity of a rock mass and correlation means for correlating the acoustic assessment of the integrity of a rock mass with the thermal assessment of the integrity of a rock mass.

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Brink, Abraham Van Zyl Fochville, ZA 2 13

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