Stress-Strain Behavior of Jointed Rock - Rock Mechanics Based on an Anisotropic Jointed Rock Model - page 81

Figure 3.25 Definition of the elastic constants of an orthotropic rock mass, and special cases
(Wittke 1990)
As an example, the elastic behavior of a layered rock mass consisting of isotropic intact
rock and one set of discontinuities filled with soil is considered. According to Wittke
(1990), the elastic behavior of such a rock mass is transversely isotropic and the elastic