RMR and Q - Setting records straight

Tunnels and Tunnelling International

Volumn , Issue FEB., 2008, Pages 26-29

  Barton, Nick ^a   Bieniawski, Z T ^b  

^a Nick Barton and Associates   (Norway)

^b Bieniawski Design Enterprises ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINING; Q SYSTEM; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; TBM; TUNNEL DESIGN; TUNNELING;

EID: 40749094891     PISSN: 0041414X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. ZT Bieniawski, 1978. Determining rock mass deformability. Int Journal of Rock Mech & Min Sci, 15.
2. ZT Bieniawski, 1989. Engineering rock mass classifications: a complete manual. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
3. N Barton, 1995. The influence of joint properties in modelling jointed rock masses. Keynote Lecture, 8th ISRM Congress (Tokyo), Balkema, Rotterdam.
4. N Barton, 2002. Some new Q-value correlations to assist in site characterisation and tunnel design. Int Journal of Rock Mech & Min Sci, 39.
5. N Barton, 2006. Rock Quality, Seismic Velocity, Attenuation and Anisotropy. Taylor & Francis, UK & Netherlands.
6. PJN Pells & R Bertuzzi, 2007. Limitations of rock mass classification systems, T&TI, April '07, p33.
7. A Palmström & E Broch, 2006. Use and misuse of rock mass classification systems with particular reference to the Q system. TUST, 21, p21.
8. E Grimstad & N Barton, 1993. Updating of the Q-System for NMT. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sprayed Concrete - Modern Use of Wet Mix Sprayed Concrete for Underground Support (eds Kompen, Opsahl and Berg). Norwegian Concrete Association, Oslo.
9. N Barton & E Grimstad, 1994. The Q-system following twenty years of application in NMT support selection. 43rd Geomechanic Colloquy, Salzburg. Felsbau, 6, p428.
10. N Barton, 2000. TBM Tunnelling in Jointed and Faulted Rock. Balkema, Rotterdam.
11. ZT Bieniawski, B Celada & JM Galera, 2007. Predicting TBM excavability. T&TI September '07, p25.
12. RE Goodman, 2007. Geomechanics according to Günter Riedmüller (1940-2003), T&TI, March '07, p47.