Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating: a review of principles and practice

JA Matthews, S Winkler - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating (SHD) is a numerical, calibrated-age dating
technique based on the degree of weathering of rock surfaces. The Schmidt hammer …

A review on rock hardness testing methods and their applications in rock engineering

S Ghorbani, SH Hoseinie, E Ghasemi… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This paper aims to discuss the recent development in rock hardness testing methods and
their applications in rock engineering and geological studies. Hardness is one of the …

Estimation of uniaxial compressive strength of rock materials by index tests using regression analysis and fuzzy inference system

DA Mishra, A Basu - Engineering Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comparative evaluation of efficacies of different index tests and
analysis techniques (ie regression analyses and fuzzy inference system) in predicting …

A new empirical formula for evaluating uniaxial compressive strength using the Schmidt hammer test

M Wang, W Wan - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2019 - Elsevier
The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rock is an important geotechnical parameter for
engineering applications. However, how to determine the UCS simply and accurately has …

Application of genetic programming to predict the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus of carbonate rocks

M Beiki, A Majdi, AD Givshad - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2013 - Elsevier
The measures and estimates of the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS i) and elasticity
modulus (E i) of intact rock are regarded as the most widely used design parameters in the …

Prediction of geomechanical parameters using soft computing and multiple regression approach

R Singh, RK Umrao, M Ahmad, MK Ansari, LK Sharma… - Measurement, 2017 - Elsevier
The evaluation of geotechnical parameters of geo-materials are essential part of every
geotechnical project. But sometimes, it is not possible to determine the all required …

Nonlinear seismic performance of a 12th century historical masonry bridge under different earthquake levels

M Karaton, HS Aksoy, E Sayın, Y Calayır - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2017 - Elsevier
In construction of historical masonry structures, only static loads were generally taken into
account. Therefore, these structures may be damaged or ruined due to seismic effects …

A comparative study of Schmidt hammer test methods for estimating the uniaxial compressive strength of rocks

K Karaman, A Kesimal - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the …, 2015 - Springer
The Schmidt hammer is being widely used for estimating the uniaxial compressive strength
(UCS) of rocks because of its simplicity, rapidity and portability. However, determination of …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of uniaxial compressive strength of rock based on lithology using stacking models

Z Liu, D Li, Y Liu, B Yang, ZX Zhang - Rock Mechanics Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rock is an essential parameter in geotechnical
engineering. Point load strength (PLS), P-wave velocity, and Schmidt hammer rebound …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of the uniaxial compressive strength of rocks from simple index tests using a random forest predictive model

M Wang, W Wan, Y Zhao - Comptes …, 2020 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is an important mechanical parameter for stability
assessments in rock mass engineering. In practice, obtaining the UCS simply, accurately …