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Pierce, M., Llewelyn, K., Campbell, R., Taylor, K., Fuenzalida, MA & Diering, M. (2022), “Development, reconciliation and visualisation of hang-up frequency and fines entry forecasts at PT Freeport Indonesia.” In Caving 2022: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Block and Sublevel Caving, pp. 1033-1046. Australian Centre for Geomechanics, 2022. https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2205_36

Pierce, ME, Stonestreet, P, Orrego, C, Tennant, D, Garza-Cruz, TV, Furtney, J & Thielsen, C (2022), “Development of rock mass strength block models at Cadia East mine.” In Caving 2022: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Block and Sublevel Caving, pp. 531-544. Australian Centre for Geomechanics, 2022. https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2205_71

Garza-Cruz, T., Pierce, M., & Board, M. (2019). “Effect of Shear Stresses on Pillar Stability: A Back Analysis of the Troy Mine Experience to Predict Pillar Performance at Montanore Mine.” Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 52(12), 4979-4996.

Ghazvinian, E., Garza-Cruz, T., Bouzeran, L., Fuenzalida, M., Cheng, Z., Cancino, C., & Pierce, M. (2020). “Theory and implementation of the Itasca constitutive model for advanced strain softening (IMASS).” In MassMin 2020: Proceedings of the Eight International Conference and Exhibition on Mass Mining, University of Chile, Santiago (pp. 451-461).

Pierce, M. E. (2019). “Forecasting vulnerability of deep extraction level excavations to draw-induced cave loads.” Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 11(3), 527-534.

Mas Ivars, D., M. E. Pierce, C. Darcel, J. Reyes-Montes, D. O. Potyondy, R. P. Young and P. A. Cundall (2011). “The Synthetic Rock Mass Approach for Jointed Rock Mass Modelling.” Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 48, 219-244 (2011).

Garza-Cruz, T., & Pierce, M. (2014). “A 3DEC model for heavily veined massive rock masses.” In Proceedings of the 48th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June.

Pierce, M. (2010) “A Model for Gravity Flow of Fragmented Rock in Block Caving Mines.” Ph.D. Thesis, University of Queensland. Summary