Prediction of the strength of jointed rock - Theory and practice

ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 231-238

  Bagheripour, Mohammad H ^a   Mostyn, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EXPERIMENTAL DATABASE; FAILURE CRITERIA; JOINT ORIENTATIONS; JOINTED ROCK; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; ROCK STRENGTH; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

ROCKS;

EID: 84969887634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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