Statistical description of rock properties and sampling

18th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1977

Volumn , Issue , 1977, Pages

  Baecher, G B ^a   Lanney, N A ^a   Einstein, H H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; SAMPLING;

JOINT SPACING; JOINT SURFACES; OUTCROP DATA; ROCK ENGINEERING; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES; ROCK PROPERTIES; SAMPLING PLANS; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS;

ROCKS;

EID: 85046032521     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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