An accurate understanding of jointed rock mass behavior is important in many applications ranging from deep geological disposal nuclear waste, to mining, and urban geoengineering projects. The roughness fractures the matching fracture surfaces are key contributors shear strength fractures. In this research, push tests with three normal stress levels 3.6, 6.0, 8.5 kPa were conducted on two grani...

ABSTRACT: A number of civil engineering projects which include river valley projects, transportation projects and metro rail projects are under construction in India. Various structures, such as underground openings, powerhouse caverns, metro tunnels, dam foundations and slopes are increasingly located in/on rock formations. The rock in its natural state is a very complex material especially wh...

Rock masses are non-homogenous, discontinuous media composed of rock material and naturally occurring discontinuities such as joints, fractures bedding planes. Due to the presence geological faults planes, compressive strength modulus elasticity jointed mass significantly reduced measurement behaviour these below foundation becomes a challenging task. Previous researches have dealt with bearing...