... ABSTRACT: The bearing capacity of a rock foundation is a function of the rock mass properties as assessed in the field, and the strength and deformation characteristics of intact rock determined in the laboratory. The inherent variability of the rock at the mass and laboratory scales...

... Abstract This paper discusses the most common forms of drain clogging and its influence on seepage under concrete dams built on permeable rock foundations. The increments of the uplift pressure caused by reduction in drain length or diameter, reduction of its effective flow section, reduction...

... of the block. Under designing the arch dam it was investigated the stress strain state of the system "arch dam - rock foundation" in operate stage and at achievement of the limiting state on 6 scenarios. slide plane 1 strength parameter rock block arch dam Upstream Oil & Gas abutment rock...

... for distinguishing the boundary of continuity and discontinuity in the field of tunneling, there exist very few in the field of rock foundation. One of the most appropriate may be of Serrano et al. [5] as: n i miS BSR 1 1 (1) Where SR is the spacing ratio, B is the foundation width; Smi is the joint spacing...

...26th US Symposium on Rock Mechanics /Rapid City, SD / 26-28 June 1985 Cross hole seismic investigation for characterization of the rock foundation at the site of a large rock fill dam T.L. BY Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway 1 INTRODUCTION The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI...

... design techniques and their possibilities and shortcomings, and the second part, by Evert Hoek, to cover possibilities and difficulties in applying design procedures in the field, for the actual problems of engineering practice. The design of rock slopes and rock foundations is covered in a total of nine...