Estimating the long-term strength and time-to-failure of brittle rocks from laboratory testing
James C. Innocente, Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou, Mark S. Diederichs
Topics & Concepts
BrittlenessAsymptoteExponential functionLogarithmGeological Strength IndexGeotechnical engineeringTerm (time)Stress (linguistics)Sample size determinationSample (material)Structural engineeringFunction (biology)Rock mechanicsGeologyMathematicsStatisticsEngineeringMaterials scienceMathematical analysisPhysicsComposite materialRock mass classificationLinguisticsBiologyEvolutionary biologyPhilosophyThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsRock Mechanics and ModelingTunneling and Rock MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis