Some new Q-value correlations to assist in site characterisation and tunnel design

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-216

  Barton, N ^a  

^a Nick Barton and Associates   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEFORMATION; EXTRAPOLATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCKS; TUNNELS;

ROCK MASS PROPERTIES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EXCAVATION; PARAMETERIZATION; Q SYSTEM; ROCK MASS QUALITY;

EID: 0036464277     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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