The inference of physico-mechanical properties of soft rocks and the evaluation of the effect of water content and weathering on their mechanical properties from needle penetration tests

46th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 410-415

  Aydan, O ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL EQUATIONS; APPLIED LOADS; CYCLE NUMBER; EFFECT OF WATER; FREEZING-THAWING; NEEDLE PENETRATION; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SOFT ROCKS; SQUEEZING ROCK; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

GEOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEEDLES; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

WEATHERING;

EID: 84873185335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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