... ABSTRACT: This paper extends the 1980 Kulhawy and Goodman paper that proposed a simplified bearing capacity calculation model for foundations on discontinuous rock masses that are dominated by vertical and horizontal discontinuities. The theoretical models and the empirical correction factor...

... component of rock deformation. Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas siekmeier metals & mining classification structural geology horizontal discontinuity reservoir geomechanics displacement discontinuity rock mass stiffness variation cable deformation subsidence...