An Empirical Correlation of Index Geomechanical Parameters with the Compressional Wave Velocity

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 469-479

  Sarkar, K ^a   Vishal, V ^b,c,d   Singh, T N ^c  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b IITB MONASH RESEARCH ACADEMY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

'F' test; 't' test; Density; P wave velocity; Slake durability index; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

'F' TEST; 'T' TEST; P-WAVE VELOCITY; SLAKE DURABILITY; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST ENGINEERING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GEOMECHANICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEISMIC WAVES; TESTING;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION; DENSITY; DURABILITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; IGNEOUS ROCK; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; P-WAVE; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

EID: 84858280963     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-011-9481-2     Document Type: Article

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