Modified rock mass classification system by continuous rating

Engineering Geology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 269-280

  Şen, Zekai ^a   Bahaaeldin, Bahaaeldin H ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Classification; Continuous rating; Geomechanics; Rock mass; RQD

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; ROCKS;

ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION (RQD);

GEOLOGY;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; PARAMETERIZATION; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 2242421830     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00185-0     Document Type: Article

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