Estimation of rock mass deformation modulus and strength of jointed hard rock masses using the GSI system

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-19

  Cai, M ^a   Kaiser, P K ^a   Uno, H ^b   Tasaka, Y ^b   Minami, M ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Tokyo Electric Power Services Co   (Japan)

^c TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; EXCAVATION; GEOLOGY; IN SITU PROCESSING; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); NUMERICAL METHODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ROCK MASS RATING;

ROCK MECHANICS;

COULOMB CRITERION; DEFORMATION; Q SYSTEM; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH;

EID: 0346911808     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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