Investigations on the elastic properties and strength of sedimentary rocks in uniaxial and triaxial compression and on the tensile strength of sedimentary rocks are described. A brief account is given of the application of dimensionless analysis to scale-model roadway tests and of the properties of a scale-model material.
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