The effect of rock classes on the relation between uniaxial compressive strength and point load index

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-353

  Kahraman, S ^a   Gunaydin, O ^a  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Point load index; Rock classes; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF CORRELATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA POINTS; POINT LOAD; POINT LOAD INDEX; POINT LOAD TESTS; ROCK TYPES; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION; INDEX METHOD; LOADING TEST; METAMORPHIC ROCK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

EID: 68249158247     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-009-0195-0     Document Type: Article

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