1.1. Background Analysis of a wide range of problems in the geosciences requires
knowledge of the failure process in rock. This includes tunnel design and other engineer-ing …

The presence of non-connected vesicles in extensive basalt flows in western Saudi Arabia
greatly affects their engineering properties such as compressive strength, modulus of …

The anisotropy of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks is mainly due to the presence of a
single set of discontinuity surfaces such as cleavage, foliation, schistosity, joints …

O granito do Porto aflora em grande parte da cidade do Porto, estendendo--se ainda para
os concelhos de Vila Nova de Gaia, Matosinhos e Maia, contactando a este com o …

This paper attempts to present a general approach to geomechanical evaluations of Karaj
tuffs required for design and support of Tehran–Shomal Freeway tunnels. The freeway is to …

Purpose. The current research aims to study the effect of gold ore grinding on the wear rate
of grinding balls. Methods. Six boulder rock samples were selected from some KSA mines; …

Variously weathered pink andesite and autobreccia samples collected from the boreholes at
the elevation of the İzmir Subway line were investigated for mineralogical content and …

Charnockitic rock is one of the varieties of crystalline rocks that dot the face of the earth. Its
reputation for aesthetics tends to impact a high economic value on it. This warrants more …

Base rock of the Burgaz dam in the eastern part of the city of İzmir consists of micaschists
having different physical and mechanical properties due to weathering and fracturing. The …

We have measured the unconfined strength and the tangent Young's modulus under
uniaxial loading conditions of 16 minicores sampled from material recovered over the …