Rock quality designation-fracture intensity index method for geomechanical classification

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2915-2922

  Şen, Zekai ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Classification; Fracture index; Quality; Rock; RQD; Scanline

Indexed keywords

FIELD METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HETEROGENEITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84902885071     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-0975-5     Document Type: Article

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