... that the presence of cracks affects the strength and mechanical properties of a rock. reservoir geomechanics crack density polygonal block Reservoir Characterization material property borehole shear modulus Upstream Oil & Gas Chandler tsx tunnel seismic velocity EDZ dynamic shear modulus...

... presently exists, except of borehole scale. In this paper, cross-disciplinary examples of rock mass classification and characterization are selected from various civil engineering construction projects, making much use of seismic velocity for emphasizing the links between rock quality, deformability...