Shear strength and stiffness properties of bedding planes and discontinuities in coal measure rocks

This thesis has experimentally studied the strength and stiffness properties of bedding planes and discontinuities in the immediate roof layers overlying Herrin No. 6 coal seam in Illinois. Rock joints and bedding planes are typical discontinuities in bedded rock mass and they control failure initi...

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Main Author: Bastola, Subash
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2015
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1655
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2669&context=theses