Rock variability and establishing confining pressure levels for triaxial tests on rocks

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 328-335

  Sari, M ^a   Karpuz, C ^b  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 30344471258     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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