1. Rock mechanics properties
In the field of rocks, it is now conventional to consider two different scales:
that of the rock, corresponding to a few cubic decimeters; this is the scale of the sample and of the specimen subjected to laboratory tests;
that of the rock mass, which corresponds to a few tens of cubic meters; this is the scale of earthworks and structural foundations.
1.1 Rock properties
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Bibliography
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Standardization
Association française de normalisation AFNOR
Standards for aggregates
- Aggregates – Measurement of the friability coefficient of sands. Classification index P18-576. - P18-576 - Décembre 1990
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Organizations
CFTR French Committee for Road Techniques http://www.cftr.asso.fr/
AFTES Association française des travaux en souterrain http://www.aftes.asso.fr/
ISRM International Society for Rock Mecanics http://www.isrm.net
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Conferences and symposia
AFTES International Congress – October 10, 11 and 12, 2005 – Chambéry (Savoie).
1 er international symposium on earthworks in Europe. Paris, Palais des Congrès, October 26 and 27, 2005; organized by Syndicat des Terrassiers de France, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, École...
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