Physical and numerical modeling of problems in homogeneous and fractured soft rock masses

Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2014, ICPMG 2014

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 413-417

  Stone, K J L ^a   Maquin, M ^b   Richards, D J ^c   Montouchet, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SLOPE STABILITY;

ANALYSIS APPROACH; BLOCK CAVING; FRACTURED ROCK MASS; GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGES; PHYSICAL MODEL; REDUCED SCALE; ROCK MATERIALS; SOFT ROCKS;

ROCKS;

EID: 84890060974     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/b16200-53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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