...]. construction materials wedge harrison procedia engineering 191 reserves evaluation rbd Artificial Intelligence Reliability Method resistance variability structure class code calibration calibration design code reliability application structural reliability partial factor probability el...

... of LSD remains unproven (Christian, 2004). At present EC7 does not present any factors for rock mechanics parameters (Bedi & Orr 2014, Harrison 2014). Engineering ferrero flexible barrier segalini resistance coefficient Upstream Oil & Gas Thickness flow thickness debris flow...

... have shown in this study the importance of geometry of pillars by comparing calculations with and without the effect of W/H ratio (slenderness). The sensitivity of the parametric study based on the empirical relationships converges to the same resistance of the pillar despite the difference between...

... capacity with respect to the advance rate and the stress regime, prevailing on site. radon�ić Rock mechanics pipe tunnel resistance inlay shotcrete stiffness metals & mining telescope element Institute lining Upstream Oil & Gas modification wall thickness filler Graz...

... of responsible degradation mechanisms in the investigated materials and should support the development of material compounds with optimized aging resistance. A critical challenge in long-term lifetime predictions is the extrapolation of long lifetimes (e.g. to guarantee 100 years) based on relatively short...

..., tunnels or caverns. As mentioned above, two main experimental stress conditions under which the shear force of rock joints can be determined, are the Constant Normal Load condition, CNL, and the Constant Normal Stiffness condition, CNS. reservoir geomechanics Frictional Resistance rock joint...

... modeling: (1) load-settlement relationship, (2) load transfer mechanism, i.e. yield zones development, (3) end bearing and skin friction resistance, etc. The importance of suitable consideration of end bearing by adequate modeling of pile toe is emphasized. 1 INTRODUCTION The total capacity of rock...

... with the system of rock bolting provisions. The wide range of manufacturers and installers in the existing market is opted for the proposal submit- ted by Geobrugg. The different meshes and existing nets are formed by steel wire high elastic limit, giving them a high resistance to direct drive. The form...

... application inclination intensity reservoir geomechanics resistance bearing capacity formulae construction remarkable difference foundation Reservoir Characterization spread foundation discontinuity GCC rock engineering allowable bearing capacity Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics...

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... the oxidation of these inclusions may reduce water resistance and cause unsightly problems. This study shows the results of the effectiveness evaluation of five protective treatments against sulphide oxidation:Tegosivin 100-HL, Tegos ivin HE328, Triethylenetetramine, Oxino and Rewopol SK -Rewopon IMOA 275...

... of actions and Rd is the design value of the ground resistance that depends on the ultimate limit state considered. The design value of effect of actions (Ed) is cal- culated from the characteristic values of effects of actions, affected by the partial factor on effect of actions ( E) whose values, proposed...

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... geotechnical design practice. Verification at the ulti- mate limit state requires that the design actions, increased to reflect a low probability of occurrence, be lower than the design resistances, which have been fac- tored down to reflect prescribed (or intended) probabil- ities of being exceeded.The values...

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... Abstract This paper aims to apply intelligent tools such as artificial neural networks, support vector machines and multiple regression to forecast the main parameters characterizing the compressive behavior of granites, namely the resistance under compression, fc , the crack initiation...

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.... Figure 2 illustrates principles of the model. The domino-blocks are located between two layers. At the initial posi- tion (Figure 2a) surfaces of neighboring blocks are in contact providing a very compact (monolithic) struc- ture. To simulate the resistance of neighboring blocks to splitting(separation...

... system (Bieniawski 1989) to analyse the shear resistance of surface rock masses. This methodology has also been used by other authors (Pender & Free 1993, Singh & Gahrooee 1990) in various slope stability analyses. The Slope Mass Rating (SMR) method proposed by Romana (1993) uses approximately the same...

... loading, a maximum reduction of the static KIC of 30% was obtained. These reductions clearly illustrate the dramatic effect of cyclic loading on the fracture resist-ance of cracks in rocks. 1 INTRODUCTION Some rock structures such as bridge abutments, dam and road foundations, and tunnel walls undergo...