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Abbreviations
- σ1, σ2 and σ3 :
-
Major, intermediate, and minor effective principal stresses, respectively
- Ï„oct :
-
Octahedral shear stress
- σoct :
-
Octahedral effective normal stress
- σm,2 :
-
Mean effective normal stress acting on the failure plane
- c :
-
Cohesion
- Ï•:
-
Angle of internal friction
- A, n, a, b :
-
Material constants
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Chang, C., Haimson, B. (2012). A Failure Criterion for Rocks Based on True Triaxial Testing. In: Ulusay, R. (eds) The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07713-0_24
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