Modeling of a jointed rock mass under triaxial conditions

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-103

  Verma, Amit K ^a   Singh, T N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Failure behavior; FLAC3D; Jointed rock; Principal stresses

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; EXCAVATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; STRENGTH; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 76349087819     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0063-z     Document Type: Article

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