Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9538087 | Engineering Geology | 2005 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The present paper focuses on a rigorous procedure using statistical inference leading to the determination of practical laboratory strength and deformability parameters obtained on rock specimens. Using statistical inference, upper or lower bounds of deformability properties can be obtained following a methodology involving chosen confidence interval and precision index along with statistical parameters of laboratory test results. A similar approach gives strength property bounds, which insure failure or nonfailure with a given probability. These property values can then be used with appropriate extrapolation models to estimate the rock mass strength.
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Authors
Denis E. Gill, Robert Corthésy, Maria Helena Leite,