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Abstract: Rockmass characterization is an essential process for pre-construction geotechnical engineering design for underground excavations that requires an assessment of the macro-scale rockmass structure (interblock structure) and micro-scale intact rock strength to quantify rockmass behaviour. In complex rockmasses, meso-scale healed structure such as hydrothermal veins (intrablock structure) exists...
Abstract: Rockmass characterization is an essential component of geotechnical design for tunnels and other underground excavations. The nature of data collected for conventional geotechnical characterization of drill core is often directed by inputs for empirical rockmass classification systems, but advanced numerical models require more sophisticated data for geotechnical designs in complex rockmasses....