Comparison of tensile strength values of rocks determined by point load and direct tension tests

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-72

  Butenuth, C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LOADS (FORCES); ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

POINT LOAD;

ROCKS;

EID: 0030677134     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01020114     Document Type: Review

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