CURRENT COGNITION OF ROCK TENSILE STRENGTH TESTING BY BRAZILIAN TEST

Tensile strength in rock mechanics is a characteristic more frequently determined in the indirect rather than direct way. This paper presents a historical review of the development of the indirect method called the Brazilian test, comprising the period from 1943 to the present day. It stresses some...

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Main Authors: Zlatko Briševac, Trpimir Kujundžić, Sandi Čajić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering 2015-12-01
Series:Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=218284&lang=en