An investigation of the relationship between uniaxial compressive strength and degradation for selected rock types

Engineering Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 213-227

  Kasim, Margaret ^a   Shakoor, Abdul ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Index properties; Petrographic characteristics; Regression analysis; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION METHODS; DEGRADATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; WATER SATURATION;

ROCKS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEGRADATION; ROCK MECHANICS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

EID: 0030265417     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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