Dominant rock properties affecting the penetration rate of percussive drills

The concept of specific energy in rock drilling

R.A. Teale · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1965 · 980 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Petroleum Engineering +14

The mechanics of rock cutting

Yuichi NISHIMATSU · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1972 · 348 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering +11

Rock excavation by disc cutter

F F Roxborough, Huw R. Phillips · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1975 · 320 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering +12

Quantitative assessment of rock texture and correlation with drillability and strength properties

D. F. Howarth, J. C. Rowlands · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 1987 · 236 citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geology +14

Correlation of TBM and drilling machine performances with rock brittleness

S. Kahraman · Engineering Geology · 2002 · 174 citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Drilling +12