Original paper

Practical estimates of rock mass strength

Volume: 34, Issue: 8, Pages: 1165 - 1186
Published: Dec 1, 1997
Abstract
The Hoek-Brown failure criterion was originally developed for estimating the strengths of hard rock masses. Because of the lack of suitable alternatives, the criterion has been applied to a variety of rock masses including very poor quality rocks, which could almost be classed as engineering soils. These applications have necessitated changes to the original criterion. One of the principal problems has been the determination of equivalent...
Paper Details
Title
Practical estimates of rock mass strength
Published Date
Dec 1, 1997
Volume
34
Issue
8
Pages
1165 - 1186
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