HOEK-BROWN CALCULATIONS Project Name:

BD
Hoek-Brown Classification
σc: Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Intact Rock 30.00 MPa
GSI: Geological Strength Index 34
mi: Material constant for intact rock 13
D: Disturbance Factor 0
Rock Mass Modulus Calculation Methods
E-Calc: Rock Mass Modulus Calculation Method Generalized Hoek & Diederichs (2006)
MR: Modulus Ratio (Ei/σc) (Required for Generalized Hoek & Diederichs) 400
Failure Envelope Range
σ3 Determination: Method for calculation of lateral earth pressure Slope
ϒ: Unit Weight (Applicable to Tunnels and Slopes) 26 kN/m3
H: Tunnel or Slope Depth 50 m
σ3: Lateral Pressure 1.04 MPa
σ3n: Ratio of Lateral Pressure to Compressive Strength, σ3/σc: 0.035
Hoek-Brown Parameters
mb: 1.2309749532
s: Rock Mass Properties for Hoek-Brown Model 0.000653392
a: 0.5170640825
Rock Mass Parameters
Ei: Intact Rock Modulus 12000 MPa
Erm: Rock Mass Modulus Using Generalized Hoek & Diederichs (2006) 1272 MPa
Erm-Average: Rock Mass Modulus Average of All Three Methods 1934 MPa
σcm: Global Rock Mass Strength 4.16 MPa
σt: Tensile Strength -0.016 MPa
Equivalent Mohr-Coulomb Parameters
φ: Equivalent friction angle of rock mass 44.0 deg
c: Equivalent cohesion of rock mass 0.333 MPa
σ 1 ( M a jo r S tre s s ) - M Pa

8.000
7.000
6.000
5.000
4.000
3.000
Hoek-Brown Model
2.000 Mohr-Coulomb Fit
1.000 Mohr-Coulomb fit for c=0.333 MPa and Ø=44 degrees.
0.000
-0.200 0.000 0.200 0.400 0.600 0.800 1.000 1.200
σ3 (Minor Stress) - MPa

REFERENCES
Hoek, E. (2000). Practical rock engineering.
Hoek, E., Carranza-Torres, C., & Corkum, B. (2002). Hoek-Brown failure criterion-2002 edition. Proceedings of NARMS-Tac, 1, 267-273.
Hoek, E., & Diederichs, M. S. (2006). Empirical estimation of rock mass modulus. International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences,
43(2), 203-215.
Hoek, E., & Brown, E. T. (2018). The Hoek-Brown failure criterion and GSI–2018 edition. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering.

INFORMATION
Version: 1.1. - Date: 04/11/2018 - Prepared by: Berk Demir - bdberkdemir@gmail.com