Reduction in strength and stiffness in rocks attributed to an increase in water content has
been extensively researched on a large variety of rock types over the past decades. Due to …

Abstract The utilization of Underground Pumped Storage Power Systems (UPSP) addresses
the growing need for energy storage in the face of increasing intermittent energy sources …

Water is a crucial factor that influences the mechanical behavior of rock and can induce
failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of water content and water …

Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design is a comprehensive account of the open pit slope
design process. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international …

Water content has a pronounced influence on the properties of rock materials, which is
responsible for many rock engineering hazards, such as landslides and karst collapse …

This study investigated the effect of water content on quasi-static fracture behavior of
sandstone. Notched semi-circular bending (NSCB) tests were conducted on a total number …

This study presents the results obtained from laboratory tests carried out on different types of
clay-bearing rock collected from various parts of Turkey, to quantify the effects of water …

Water content is one of the most important factors influencing rock strength. Considerable
research has been carried out to investigate rock strength under both dry and water …

Water has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of rocks, especially for rocks
containing swelling clay minerals. The clay minerals in swelling rocks will lead to volume …

More often than not, it is difficult or even impossible to obtain directly the specific rock
parameters of interest using in situ methods. The procedures for measuring most rock …