Strength anisotropy is one of the most distinct features of anisotropic rocks, and it also
normally reveals strong anisotropy in Brazilian test Strength (“BtS”). Theoretical research on …

Fracture pressure is one of the most important foundations of drilling engineering, and the
anisotropy of tensile strength is also a distinct feature of layered formations, but the …

A new numerical approach based on the particle discrete element method (PDEM) is
developed to investigate the mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rocks with non …

The tensile strength of rock is a critical material property in rock engineering design. In many
cases, anisotropic rocks make up the intact part of the rockmass that practitioners encounter …

The tensile strength (TS) has been used extensively in estimating the unconfined
compressive strength of a rock formation when the number of UCS measurements are …