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Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 4/2011

01-07-2011 | Discussion

Comments on “Estimating the Strength of Jointed Rock Masses” by Lianyang Zhang

Authors: Ergin Arıoğlu, Gözde Kurt, Sanem Kayalı

Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | Issue 4/2011

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Zhang, in his article written in 2010 is estimating the strength of jointed rock masses. He deals with the estimation of the uniaxial compressive strength of jointed rock masses (σcm) and proposes a new empirical expression based on rock quality designation (RQD). The interested participants read the article with great interest and scrutiny. As the author states, ‘the estimation of the uniaxial compressive strength of rock masses is an important and challenging issue in the rock engineering field’. Despite the several limitations, RQD is the only parameter available for characterising the degree of jointing (block volume, joint spacing). Hence the discussers appreciate the authors’ comprehensive investigation to provide a new (σcm/σc) versus (RQD) relationship. Some findings derived from the comparisons based on different approaches are very important and are worthy of further discussion to enhance our understanding of the strength of jointed rock masses. …
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Metadata
Title
Comments on “Estimating the Strength of Jointed Rock Masses” by Lianyang Zhang
Authors
Ergin Arıoğlu
Gözde Kurt
Sanem Kayalı
Publication date
01-07-2011
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0723-2632
Electronic ISSN: 1434-453X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-011-0152-7

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