On shear behaviours of rock containing weak planes
Abstract
In designing a dam abutment, a tunnel or an underground structure in rock, it is necessary to evaluate the mechanical properties of rock. However, the rock is not uniform body, but contains joints, bedding planes or other weak planes, and these weak planes in rock reflect on the mechanical behaviours of rock. Rock specimens are almost taken from rock between these weak planes, and the laboratory tests using the specimens invariably lead to an over—estimate of the strength of rock.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
Rock Mechanics and Modeling
Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities
Publication details
- Pages
- 15–20
- Publication date
- 26 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter