A Hoek-Brown criterion with intrinsic material strength factorization

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 210-222

  Benz, Thomas ^a   Schwab, Radu ^b   Kauther, Regina A ^b   Vermeer, Pieter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL WATERWAYS ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hoek Brown; Material strength factorization; Matsuoka Nakai; Slope failure

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; FACTORIZATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); SHEAR STRENGTH; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

HOEK-BROWN (HB) FAILURE; INTRINSIC MATERIAL STRENGTH FACTORIZATION; ROCK MASSES; SPATIAL MOBILIZED PLANE (SMP) CONCEPT;

ROCK MECHANICS;

COULOMB CRITERION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; ROCK MECHANICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 38149119620     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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