Estimating unconfined compressive strength and elastic modulus of a fault breccia mixture of weak blocks and strong matrix

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1277-1287

  Kahraman, S ^a   Alber, M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; ROCK PROPERTY; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 33748562810     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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