Estimating the Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Argillites Using Brazilian Tensile Strength, Ultrasonic Wave Velocities, and Elastic Properties

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2067-2078
Number of pages12
JournalRock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Volume54
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We would like to thank the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago, Engineering Institute, Faculty of Engineering, and Campus Research and Publication Fund Committee, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, for funding this research.

Keywords

  • Argillites
  • Brazilian tensile strength
  • Elastic properties
  • P-wave and S-wave velocities
  • Uniaxial compressive strength

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