Assessing the uniaxial compressive strength of extremely hard cryptocrystalline flint

• Main Authors: Aliyu, Mohammed M., Shang, Junlong, Murphy, William, Lawrence, James Anthony, Collier, Rirchard, Kong, Fanmeng, Zhao, Z.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Flint; Uniaxial Compressive Strength
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146947
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cryptocrystalline flint is an extremely hard siliceous rock that is found in chalk formations. The chalk is frequently a prefered rock type, which in recent decades is often used as a host for underground rock caverns and tunnels in Europe and North America. A reliable estimation of the uniaxial com...