AN EMPIRICAL FAILURE CRITERION FOR ROCK MASSES

Results of triaxial tests conducted on a soft rock like material, under intact and disintegrated conditions, are presented. The test data are interpreted to propose an empirical failure criterion for rock masses over the brittle to ductile behaviour range. The parameters necessary for this criterion are evaluated from uniaxial compressive strength obtained from point load test and field data on rock mass quality index. Predictions by the proposed failure criterion are compared with those by the Hoek and Brown relationship. The number of the covering abstract of the congress is TRIS no. 385148. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the Fifth International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Melbourne, Australia, 1983, Volume 1, Theme B.
• Corporate Authors:

  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000

  Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

  204 Lygon Street
  Carlton, Victoria  Australia  3053
• Authors:
  • Yudhbir
  • Lemanza, W
  • Prinzl, F
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-8
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Balkema (AA)
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressibility; Compression; Conferences; Failure; Forecasting; Laboratories; Mass; Rocks; Soft rock; Tests; Triaxial shear tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Rock mass; Uniaxial compression
• ITRD Terms: 5905: Compressibility; 8525: Conference; 5520: Failure; 132: Forecast; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 4154: Rock; 6255: Test; 5566: Triaxial
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I43: Rock Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385180
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 90 6191 237 7
• Report/Paper Numbers: BOOK
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM