Rock strength determination from scratch tests

Engineering Geology

Volumn 147-148, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-100

  Richard, Thomas ^a,b   Dagrain, Fabrice ^c   Poyol, Edmond ^d   Detournay, Emmanuel ^b,e  

^a CSIRO ^*

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^d TOTAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutting test; Experiments; Strength log; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CUTTING TEST; DEPTH OF CUT; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; ROCK STRENGTH; SCRATCH TEST; STRENGTH LOG; TEST METHODOLOGY; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION EXPERIMENT; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXPERIMENTS; ROCKS;

TESTING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINEMATICS; ROCK MECHANICS; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

EID: 84865344863     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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