Experimental determination of dynamic tensile properties of a granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 861-866

  Zhao, J ^a   Li, H B ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTIC MODULI; ROCK MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

BRAZIL METHOD; FLEXURAL METHOD;

GRANITE;

BRAZILIAN TEST; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; GRANITE; LOADING TEST; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

BUKIT TIMAH; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033913787     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(00)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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