Using the Q-system: Rock Mass Classification and Support Design

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

63 pages
7.4 MB
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A field handbook for the Q-system, with photographs showing how to assign each parameter straight from the rock face and charts that turn the resulting Q value into bolt spacing and shotcrete thickness. Short and entirely practical.

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