Use of the D-762 shore hardness scleroscope for testing small rock volumes

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-92

  Holmgeirsdottir Th ^a,b   Thomas, P R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; LOAD TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MICROCRACKING;

POINT-LOAD TESTS; SHORE HARDNESS SCLEROSCOPE; WUERKER EQUATIONS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

HARDNESS TEST;

EID: 0031919698     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(97)00317-3     Document Type: Article

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