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METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH (cont.)

Classi fi cat i on
Phase 3 : Dat a analysi s and Eng i neer i ng
D. Development of a conceptual graph model
for excavatability classification system based

on significance parameters for the tropical
region

T hi s s t a g e i s a c hi e ve d b y f i rs t d e te r m i n i n g t he i m p or ta n c e of
parameters based on fiel d tests an d l aboratory tests per formed on
rocks.
variou s types of weathered

Al l geol ogical , geotechn ical an d geophysical parameters that have

b e e n i d e n t i f i e d to i n f l u e n c e t he p rod u c t i on r a te i n t he s u r fa c e

excav ation were an al yzed u sin g Statistical P ackag e for the Social
so5ware.
Scien ces (SP SS) statistical

T he si m p l e s t a n d m os t com p re he n si ve g ra p h w i l l b e d eve l op e d ,

t a k i n g i n to a c c o u n t t h e p a r a m e te r s t h a t a re s i g n i f i c a n t to t h e
excavation

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