Variability of the engineering properties of rock masses quantified by the geological strength index: The case of ophiolites with special emphasis on tunnelling

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-142

  Marinos, P ^a   Hoek, E ^b   Marinos, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Geological strength index; Ophiolites; Rock mass classification; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PETROGRAPHY; ROCKS; TECTONICS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

GEOLOGICAL MODEL; GEOLOGICAL STRENGTH INDEX (GSI); OPHIOLITES; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES; ROCK MASSES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

OPHIOLITE; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; STRENGTH; TUNNELING;

EID: 33744814905     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-005-0018-x     Document Type: Article

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