Estimation of rock engineering properties using hardness tests

Engineering Geology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 138-147

  Shalabi, Faisal I ^a   Cording, Edward J ^b   Al Hattamleh, Omar H ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Elasticity; Poisson's ratio; Schmidt hardness; Shore hardness; Statistical relationships; Strength

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTING; POISSON RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

INTACT ROCKS; ROCK ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; SCHMIDT HARDNESS; SHORE HARDNESS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTIC PROPERTY; HARDNESS; POISSON RATIO; ROCK PROPERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH;

EID: 33847770959     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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