@inproceedings{fb84ebc31ca94584964e78efb9f43c16,
title = "Moisture effects and the mechanical response of granite beams",
abstract = "The load-displacement response (stiffness) of Charcoal granite beams is shown to increase by as much as 15% with drying of the rock. This behavior may be associated with the expansion of granite upon wetting. Because the modulus of Charcoal granite is about 20% larger in compression than in tension, it is claimed that the tensile prestrain due to moisture softens the response of the beams.",
author = "Labuz, {Joseph F} and Berger, {D. J.}",
year = "1990",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/0148-9062(91)91195-W",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9061911230",
series = "31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990",
publisher = "American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)",
pages = "605--611",
editor = "Hustrulid and Johnson",
booktitle = "31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990",
note = "31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990 ; Conference date: 18-06-1990 Through 20-06-1990",
}