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A Method to Describe Hierarchical Block Structure of Rock Mass, Considering Nonuniformity of Mechanical Properties

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Nonuniformity of a medium shows itself in many characteristics, including Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, shear modulus, as well as limit elasticity and limit plasticity. The article shows that introduction of the nonuniformity of properties allows studying hierarchical block structure of a medium in different geomechanical problems and estimating effect of the blocky structure on the stress state of rock mass.

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Original Russian Text © A.I. Chanyshev, O.E. Belousova, 2017, published in Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2017, No. 3, pp. 29–36.

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Chanyshev, A.I., Belousova, O.E. A Method to Describe Hierarchical Block Structure of Rock Mass, Considering Nonuniformity of Mechanical Properties. J Min Sci 53, 441–448 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739117032332

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