1. Barton N, Lien R, Lunde J (1974) Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of rock support. Rock Mech 6:189–236
2. Bearman RA (1991) The application of rock-mechanics parameters to the prediction of crusher performance. Ph.D. thesis, Camborne School of Mines, Penryn, UK
3. Bieniawski ZT (1989) Engineering rock mass classification. Wiley, New York, p 251
4. Brady B, Brown ET (1993) Rock mechanics for underground mining, 2nd edn. Chapman and Hall, London, p 588
5. Cai M, Kaiser PK (2004) Numerical simulation of the Brazilian test and the tensile strength of anisotropic rocks and rocks with pre-existing cracks. In: Proceedings of the SINOROCK international symposium on rock mechanics: rock characterization, modelling and engineering design methods, 18–21 May, Three Gorges Project site, China. Paper 2B-03