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Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2006 · 200 citations · 17 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeologyMineralogyPetrologyRock MechanicsRock ClassificationRock Mass CharacterizationRock Mass ClassificationRock PhysicsEmpirical Rock Mass ClassificationRock Mass Quality ClassificationRock Mass RatingRock Mass Structure Classification
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Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of tunnel support
Nick Barton, R. Lien, Jenny Lunde · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 1974 · 2.9K citations
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +14
Some new Q-value correlations to assist in site characterisation and tunnel design
Nick Barton · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2002 · 878 citations
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +12
Underground excavations in rock
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1981 · 736 citations
Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering +12
Suggested methods for the quantitative description of discontinuities in rock masses
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1979 · 506 citations
Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology +14
Measurements of and correlations between block size and rock quality designation (RQD)
Arild Palmstrøm · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2005 · 491 citations