Estimating the uniaxial compressive strength of a volcanic bimrock

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 554-561

  Sonmez, Haruns ^a   Gokceoglu, C ^a   Medley, E W ^b   Tuncay, E ^a   Nefeslioglu, H A ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Medley Geoconsultants   (United States)

^c Department of Mineral Research and Exploration ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankara Agglomerate; Bimrock; Empirical equation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ESTIMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ANDESITE BLOCKS; BOCK-IN-MATRIX ROCK; EMPIRICAL EQUATION; WEAK TUFF MATRIX;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ANKARA;

EID: 33644620141     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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