Study on uniaxial compressive strength, point load strength index, dynamic and physical properties of serpentinites from Central Greece: Test results and empirical relations

Engineering Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 199-207

  Diamantis, K ^a   Gartzos, E ^a   Migiros, G ^a  

^a Department of Sciences   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Empirical relations; Mechanical properties; Physical; Serpentinites

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GEOTECHNICAL WORKS; LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES; PHYSICAL; POINT LOAD; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINITES; STANDARD SIZE; STRENGTH INDEXES; TEST RESULTS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DYNAMICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PETROGRAPHY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; SERPENTINITE; TESTING METHOD; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

CENTRAL GREECE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349184798     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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