Putting numbers to geology - An engineer's viewpoint

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Hoek, Evert ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Models; Rock mechanics; Site investigations; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING LOGIC;

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROCK MECHANICS; TUNNELS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; MODELING; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0033082897     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEG.1999.032.P1.01     Document Type: Review

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