Rock quality designation (RQD): time to rest in peace
Rock quality designation (RQD): time to rest in peace
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Ottawa: NRC Research Press
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English
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Ottawa: NRC Research Press
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Rock quality designation (RQD) was introduced by Don Deere in the mid-1960s as a means of using diamond core to classify rock for engineering purposes. Subsequently, it was incorporated into the rock mass rating (RMR) and Q-system classification methods that, worldwide, now play substantial roles in rock mechanics design, whether for tunnels, found...
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Rock quality designation (RQD): time to rest in peace
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1928750136
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1928750136
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0008-3674
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1208-6010
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10.1139/cgj-2016-0012
