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Shear Behavior of Unfilled-Planar Quartzitic Rock Joints with Reference to Weathering Grade of Joint Surfaces

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Modified after Saha (1994)

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Abbreviations

JRC:

Joint roughness coefficient

JCS:

Joint wall compressive strength (MPa)

σ n :

Normal stress (MPa)

τ P :

Peak shear strength (MPa)

∅ P :

Peak friction angle (o)

Z 2 :

Root mean square of first derivative of the joint profiles

L :

Length of joint profile (mm)

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The authors are thankful to Prof. Giovanni Barla for his suggestions that helped improve the readability of the article. B. K. Ram acknowledges research fellowship from UGC, Government of India. The authors acknowledge the overall support by IIT Kharagpur for carrying out this investigation.

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Ram, B.K., Basu, A. Shear Behavior of Unfilled-Planar Quartzitic Rock Joints with Reference to Weathering Grade of Joint Surfaces. Rock Mech Rock Eng 52, 4113–4121 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01815-7

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