Rock mechanics properties
Properties of natural materials
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Rock mechanics properties
Properties of natural materials

Authors : Pierre ROSSI, Ludovic GAVOIS, Guy RAOUL

Publication date: August 10, 2005 | Lire en français

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1. Rock mechanics properties

In the field of rocks, it is now conventional to consider two different scales:

  • that of the rock, corresponding to a few cubic decimeters; this is the scale of the sample and of the specimen subjected to laboratory tests;

  • that of the rock mass, which corresponds to a few tens of cubic meters; this is the scale of earthworks and structural foundations.

1.1 Rock properties

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