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Analysis of test results of composite specimens modeling rock

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Formulas permitting evaluation of the representative nature of familiar tests with composite specimens are derived using the asymptotic method of averaging differential equations. It is demonstrated that to obtain effective values of the compression modulus, there is no need to increase the number of elements in the model, nor have adequate knowledge of the compression modulus of the element and the compression modulus (or stiffness) of a crack. The technique employed to apply the asymptotic method of averaging - an effective means of investigating a broad class of rocks - is briefly described.

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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Russia

    A. N. Vlasov & V. P. Merzlyakov

  2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geoecology, Russia

    A. N. Vlasov & V. P. Merzlyakov

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In Memory of Professor S. B. Ukhov

Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 6, pp. 2–7, November–December, 2004.

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Vlasov, A.N., Merzlyakov, V.P. Analysis of test results of composite specimens modeling rock. Soil Mech Found Eng 41, 191–199 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-004-0001-8

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