Calculation of Elastic Modulus for Fractured Rock Mass Using Dimensional Analysis Coupled with Numerical Simulation

Table 3

The index parameters of rock mass in the field and the calculated value of E_m.

Parameters	RQD	RMR	D	GSI	Em (GPa)
					Coon and Merritt [2] and Gardner [3]	Bieniawski [4]	Hoek and Diederichs [6]
Value	78	63	0.17	69	23.10	26.0	22.20