7th ISRM European Rock Mechanics Debate: Tensile strength of rock: direct or indirect testing?
Join the next EUROCK Debate for a technical discussion on one of the key questions in rock mechanics testing: should tensile strength be determined through direct testing, or are indirect methods such as the Brazilian test good enough?
📅 5 October 2026
🕟 16:30 CET
💻 Online via Zoom and YouTube
The debate will be moderated by Philippe Vaskou and will feature two expert perspectives:
🔹 Matthew A. Perras — Trent University, Canada
Indirect Tensile Strength from the Brazilian Tests: It is Good Enough
🔹 Ignacio Pérez-Rey — University of Vigo, Spain
Direct Tensile Testing of Rocks: Overcoming the Myth of Impracticality
The ISRM European Rock Mechanics Debate Series aims to stimulate discussion among academics and practitioners, strengthen the European rock mechanics community, and collect views from across the field.
Registration: https://lnkd.in/e_X7dXtj
YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ePTaY4PD
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