Relative scale and the strength and deformability of rock masses

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1139-1149

  Schultz, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PETROLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COHESIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION MODULUS; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; MOHR ENVELOPES; ROCK MASS RATING;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DEFORMABILITY; DEFORMATION; FRACTURING; ROCK MASS STRENGTH; ROCK STRENGTH; STRENGTH;

EID: 0030236016     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(96)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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