Influence of porosity and elastic modulus on uniaxial compressive strength in soft brittle porous sandstones

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-309

  Palchik, V ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0033237806     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s006030050050     Document Type: Article

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