Fundamental_Rock_Strength_9-16-2004教材.pdfVIP

To be published in Report on the Workshop on Extreme Ground Motions at Yucca Mountain (U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, August 23-24,2004). FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE STRENGTH OF ROCK * Charles Fairhurst** 1.0 THE STRENGTH OF ROCK Whether the aim be to prevent collapse or to promote it, rock strength is an important factor in many practical problems of rock mechanics. The property of ‘strength’ of a rock derives, as with all solids, fro