A complement to Hoek-Brown failure criterion for strength prediction in anisotropic rock

Geomechanics and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-81

  Bagheripour, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Rahgozar, Reza ^a   Pashnesaz, Hassan ^b   Malekinejad, Mohsen ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b Tadbir Kavosh Mining and Industrial Research Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anisotropic rock; Complement; Hoek brown criterion; Strength prediction

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANISOTROPIC ROCK; COMPLEMENT; EMPIRICAL CONSTANTS; FAILURE CRITERIA; HOEK BROWN FAILURE CRITERION; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; STRENGTH PREDICTION;

ROCKS;

EID: 79952904484     PISSN: 2005307X     EISSN: 20926219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/gae.2011.3.1.061     Document Type: Article

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