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Large-scale penetration test using a drop hammer

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Okubo, S., Fukui, K. & Kawakami, J. Large-scale penetration test using a drop hammer. Rock Mech Rock Engng 30, 113–118 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020128

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