A correlation between Schmidt hammer rebound numbers with impact strength index, slake durability index and P-wave velocity

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 189-195

  Sharma, P K ^a,c   Khandelwal, Manoj ^b   Singh, T N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Impact strength index; P wave velocity; Schmidt hammer rebound number; Slake durability index; t test

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DURABILITY; ELASTIC PROPERTY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; P-WAVE; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK PROPERTY; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 79551590887     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0506-5     Document Type: Article

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