Determination of geological strength index of jointed rock mass based on image processing
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2017 The geological strength index (GSI) system, widely used for the design and practice of mining process, is a unique rock mass classification system related to the rock mass strength and deformation parameters based on the generalized Hoek-Brown and Mohr ...
Kunui Hong, Eunchol Han, Kwangsong Kang
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Applied SciencesThis paper provides research that shows that the scale and quantification of the degree of fracturing in a rock mass should and can be considered when estimating geological strength index (GSI) ratings for rock mass strength and deformability estimates ...
Paul Schlotfeldt +2 more
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Review of the Geological Strength Index (GSI) as an Empirical Classification and Rock Mass Property Estimation Tool: Origination, Modifications, Applications, and Limitations [PDF]
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020 The geological strength index (GSI) is one of the most exceptional rock mass classification system which is used to evaluate very weak and highly jointed rock mass by different approaches and related to rock mass geomechanical properties including ...
Sajjad Hussian +8 more
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The application of vertical electrical sounding in geomechanical recognition of host rock mass of anomaly III of Narigan deposit, Bafgh region, Central Iran zone [PDF]
مجله علوم و فنون هستهای, 2023 The electrical method as a geophysical survey can show the geological parameters including fragmentation, rock mass alteration index, saturation percentage and groundwater quality.
S.H. Beheshti Bafqi +3 more
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Analysis of engineering geology conditions based on the quality of rock mass in the Tiga Dihaji Dam’s diversion tunnel, South Sumatera, Indonesia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 This research has examined the rock mass quality case study in the Tiga Dihaji Dam’s diversion tunnel. Observations of geological conditions were carried out on the surface and subsurface of the study site and show that the study area consists of ...
Zekrinaldi +2 more
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Determination of the rock mass resistance index (GSI) based on image processing [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2021 More and more often, and on an increasingly large scale, the geological resistance index (GSI) system is used for the design and practice of the mining process.
Popescu Sorin, Tomuş Ovidiu-Bogdan
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Why Engineers Should Not Attempt to Quantify GSI
Geosciences, 2022 In the past decade, there has been an increasing trend of digitalizing rock engineering processes. However, this process has not been accompanied by a critical analysis of the very same empirical methods that many complex numerical and digital methods ...
Beverly Yang, Davide Elmo
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Brazilian Journal of Geology, 2023 The Geological Strength Index (GSI) system is the basis of parameters used in the Hoek-Brown failure criterion for rock mass strength estimation. The author tested this system and here suggests a modified GSI called Geological Strength Index-slope ...
Ghafor Ameen Hamasur
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021 In order to obtain the accurate mechanical parameters of deep-buried coal goaf rock mass, the limitation of geological strength index (GSI) in concealed rock mass is analyzed.
Qingqiu Wang +4 more
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Application Of Gsi System For Slope Stability Studies On Selected Slopes Of The Crocker Formation In Kota Kinabalu Area, Sabah [PDF]
Geological Behavior, 2017 This study was conducted on two selected slopes in Kota Kinabalu area of Sabah. The area is underlain by Crocker Formation which consisting of interbedded sandstone and shale layers. The objectives of this study are to determine the Geological Strength
Lee Kiun You, Ismail Abd.Rahim
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