Rock mass properties for engineering design

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-16

  Pine, R J ^a   Harrison, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Mechanical properties; Pillars; Rock mechanics; Site investigation

Indexed keywords

ROCK MASS PROPERTIES;

HYDROGEOLOGY; MINING EQUIPMENT; ROCKS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

DESIGN METHOD; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0037298857     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-923601-031     Document Type: Article

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