Brittleness is an important parameter controlling the mechanical behavior and failure
characteristics of rocks under loading and unloading conditions, such as fracability …

Brittleness is commonly used to characterize the possible failure features in rocks, quantified
by the brittleness index (BI (26) BIs, the applicability of each BI should be well understood to …

Accurate and reliable predictions of rock deformations are crucial in many rock-based
projects in civil and mining engineering. In this research, a new system for the prediction of …

Successful stimulation of shale gas reservoirs by hydraulic fracturing operations requires
prospective rocks characterized by high brittleness to prevent fast healing of natural and …

Brittleness is a key mechanical characteristic of rock and critical to various engineering
practices particularly to design efficient fracturing stimulation of unconventional shale gas …

With widespread increasing applications of mechanized tunneling in almost all ground
conditions, prediction of tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance is required for time …

The identification of fracture barrier is important for optimizing horizontal well drilling,
hydraulic fracturing, and protecting fresh aquifer from contamination. The word" brittleness" …

Brittleness is an important characteristic of rocks, for it has a strong influence on the failure
process no matter from perspective of facilitating rock breakage or controlling rock failure …

The identification of the fracture barrier is important for optimizing horizontal-well drilling,
hydraulic fracturing, and protecting fresh aquifer from contamination. The word “brittleness” …

RMR is a simple rock mass classification system and is often used for characterization and
design purposes in preliminary stages of mining and civil engineering practices. However …