A semi-empirical method for the design of support systems in underground openings

Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of tunnel support

Nick Barton, R. Lien, Jenny Lunde · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 1974 · 2.8K citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Slide, Rock Testing +10

Correlation between observed support pressure and rock mass quality

Bhawani Singh, J.L. Jethwa, A.K. Dube et al. · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 1992 · 211 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering, Civil Engineering +4

Fracture energy release and size effect in borehole breakout

Zdeněk P. Bažant, Feng‐Bao Lin, Horst Lippmann · International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics · 1993 · 103 citations

Rock Testing, Engineering, Fracture Optimization +23

Theory And Practice Of Rock Bolting

Howard K. Shmuck · 1957 · 75 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Slide, Engineering +6