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Mining Engineering · Q27

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Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 27

Q27

The uniaxial compressive strength of a limestone sample is 80 MPa. The sample is confined at a pressure of 20 MPa in a triaxial compressive strength test. Based on Hoek-Brown failure criteria the maximum principal stress at failure in MPa is (Consider rock constants as m = 7.88, s = 1.0 and a = 0.5)

A.
117.9
B.
132.3
C.
137.9
D.
157.9
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
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