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Heterogen eity of rock mass cau ses The issu e of hard mass
great chal l en ges an d difficu l ties in 4 characteristics n eeds to be given
work.
pe8ormin g su 8ace excavation
a<en tion becau se it can l ead to
disaster an d cau se fail u re if n ot
Weatherin g profil e of rock
u n derstood an d deal t with
masses in tropical l y weathered
properl y, even for stron g rocks
2 su ch as gran ite.
rock especial l y can be variabl e,
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u n predictabl e an d can be

predomin an t in con trol l in g the
Weatherin g factor in the tropical
rock. .
3 region al so affectin g the
behaviou r of
pe8orman ce of gran ite as on e of
the stron gest an d most du rabl e
Others – occu rren ce of bou l ders an d presen ce of coreston es,
rocks
which compl icate the weatherin g profil e (distin ctive
cl imate)
prope:ies of gran itic rock mass in tropical

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