Differentiating natural rock joints from drilling breaks

• Main Author: Chai, Lip Jun
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45392
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is currently no proper method for identifying the type of break found on rock cores. Breaks on cores occur in two main forms: natural breaks and artificial breaks. The project aims to find a method of differentiating the type of breaks found on cores through the use of water evaporation. The f...