Optimized extraction of dimension stone blocks Mosch • D. Nikolayew • O. Ewiak • S. Siegesmund استخراج بهینه بلوک های سنگ تزئینی نویسندگان: Mosch • D. Nikolayew • O. Ewiak • S. Siegesmund مترجم: بهنام غفوری زاد ( دانشجوی کارشناسی معدن، دانشگاه صنعتی اراک) Abstract The profitable production of dimension stone mainly depends on the extractable block size. The regularity and volume of the blocks are of critical importance, and are controlled by the three-dimensional pattern of the discontinuity system. Therefore, optimization of block size has to be the aim when quarrying for natural stone. This is mainly connected to the quantification of joints and fractures, i.e., their spacing and orientation. The problem of finding unfractured blocks within arbitrarily oriented and distributed planes can be solved effectively by a numerical algorithm. The main effects of joint orientations on block sizes and shapes will be p ...