RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, VOL. 19, ES6009, doi:10.2205/2019ES000670, 2019
| Degree of | Description of | Fracture index | Blocky | Total fracture |
| fracture | rocks | structure, m | opening, mm/m | |
| Highly | Highly weathered rocks, | $>25$ | $ 0.05\times0.05\times 0.1$ | |
| fractured | crumbled when struck | 10–20 | ||
| with a hammer, ferrum | ||||
| oxides in fractures | ||||
| Slightly | Slightly fractured | 15–25 | $0.1\times0.2\times0.2 $ | 1–10 |
| fractured | rocks, mildly | 10–15 | $0.2\times0.5\times0.1 $ | 1–2 |
| weathered, solid | 5–10 | $0.5\times0.5\times0.3 $ | ||
| Monolithic | Rocks with the | $<5$ | $ 0.5\times0.5\times1.0$ | $<1$ |
| presence of closed | ||||
| fractures, very solid, | ||||
| monolithic |
Citation: Gupalo V. S. (2019), Spatial characterization of the physical process parameters in rock mass during construction of the underground facility for the RW disposal, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 19, ES6009, doi:10.2205/2019ES000670.
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