Ultimate uniaxial compressive strength of stiffened panel with opening under lateral pressure

Investigating the Effect of Specimen Diameter Size on Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Elastic Properties of Travertines

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and elastic properties of rocks play a major and vital role for the design of any engineering structure. The specimen diameter size is one of the main factors that influencing on UCS, elasticity modulus and Poisson’s ratio (E and υ). Here, an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of specimen diameter size on UCS, E and υ. Moreover, we studied the co...

3D Characterization of Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Transversely-Isotropic Intact Rocks

The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of intact rocks is one of the key parameters in the course of site characterizations. The isotropy/anisotropy condition of the UCS of intact rocks is dependent on the internal structure of the rocks. The rocks with a random grain structure exhibit an isotropic behavior. However, the rocks with a linear/planar grain structure generally behave transversely-...

Ultimate Strength Analysis of Normal and High Strength Concrete Wall Panels with Varying Opening Configurations

Failure Prediction of Stringer Stiffened Composite Panels with Impact Damage under Uniaxial Compression

The in-plane compressive behaviour of thin-skin stiffened composite panels with a stress concentrator in the form of an open hole or low velocity impact damage is examined analytically. A fracture mechanics model, developed initially to predict notched compressive strength, was applied to estimate the compression-after-impact strength of a stiffened panel; in the analysis the impact damage is r...

A New Method for Forecasting Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Weak Rocks

The uniaxial compressive strength of weak rocks (UCSWR) is among the essential parameters involved for the design of underground excavations, surface and underground mines, foundations in/on rock masses, and oil wells as an input factor of some analytical and empirical methods such as RMR and RMI. The direct standard approaches are difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, especially with highl...