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Review of rock mass rating classification: Historical developments, applications, and restrictions

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Historical development of the rock mass rating (RMR) system, first developed and later reviewed by Bieniawski, and contributed by other researchers, is presented. The advanced version of RMR classification and the scope of its application are specified.

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Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 1, pp. 56–68, January–February, 2008.

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Aksoy, C.O. Review of rock mass rating classification: Historical developments, applications, and restrictions. J Min Sci 44, 51–63 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10913-008-0005-2

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