A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin

A modified empirical criterion is proposed to determine the strength of transversely anisotropic rocks. In this regard, mechanical properties of intact anisotropic slate obtained from three different districts of Iran were taken into consideration. Afterward, triaxial rock strength criterion introdu...

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Main Authors: Saeidi, Omid, Vaneghi, Rashid, Rasouli, Vamegh, Gholami, Raoof
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Published: Springer 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24189
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author Saeidi, Omid
Vaneghi, Rashid
Rasouli, Vamegh
Gholami, Raoof
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Vaneghi, Rashid
Rasouli, Vamegh
Gholami, Raoof
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description A modified empirical criterion is proposed to determine the strength of transversely anisotropic rocks. In this regard, mechanical properties of intact anisotropic slate obtained from three different districts of Iran were taken into consideration. Afterward, triaxial rock strength criterion introduced by Rafiai was modified for transversely anisotropic rocks. The criterion was modified by adding a new parameter α for taking the influence of strength anisotropy into consideration. The results obtained have shown that the parameter α can be considered as the strength reduction parameter due to rock anisotropy. The modified criterion was compared to the modified Hoek–Brown (Saroglou and Tsiambaos) and Ramamurthy criteria for different anisotropic rocks. It was concluded that the criterion proposed in this paper is a more accurate and precise criterion in predicting the strength of anisotropic rocks.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-241892019-02-19T05:35:22Z A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin Saeidi, Omid Vaneghi, Rashid Rasouli, Vamegh Gholami, Raoof Metamorphic rock Transversely anisotropic rock Strength anisotropy parameter Triaxial strength criterion A modified empirical criterion is proposed to determine the strength of transversely anisotropic rocks. In this regard, mechanical properties of intact anisotropic slate obtained from three different districts of Iran were taken into consideration. Afterward, triaxial rock strength criterion introduced by Rafiai was modified for transversely anisotropic rocks. The criterion was modified by adding a new parameter α for taking the influence of strength anisotropy into consideration. The results obtained have shown that the parameter α can be considered as the strength reduction parameter due to rock anisotropy. The modified criterion was compared to the modified Hoek–Brown (Saroglou and Tsiambaos) and Ramamurthy criteria for different anisotropic rocks. It was concluded that the criterion proposed in this paper is a more accurate and precise criterion in predicting the strength of anisotropic rocks. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24189 10.1007/s10064-013-0472-9 Springer fulltext
spellingShingle Metamorphic rock
Transversely anisotropic rock
Strength anisotropy parameter
Triaxial strength criterion
Saeidi, Omid
Vaneghi, Rashid
Rasouli, Vamegh
Gholami, Raoof
A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
title A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
title_full A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
title_fullStr A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
title_full_unstemmed A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
title_short A modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
title_sort modified empirical criterion for strength of transversely anisotropic rocks with metamorphic origin
topic Metamorphic rock
Transversely anisotropic rock
Strength anisotropy parameter
Triaxial strength criterion
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24189