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Table 8 a The geotechnical properties of the intact limestone samples with depth and b. shear parameters of the discontinuities where the Horemheb tomb (KV57) is excavated

From: Geo-environmental monitoring and 3D finite elements stability analysis for site investigation of underground monuments. Horemheb tomb (KV57), Luxor, Egypt

Depth

Weathering Grade

UCS (MPa)

E (kN/m2)

0–1 m

IV

3–7

1500

1–2 m

III

7–10

1600

2–3 m

II-III

10–11

1900

3–4 m

III

11–12

2000

Type

Peak Friction

Residual Friction

In-Situ

Joints

35o

35o

JRC

(L = 1 m) = 3–4

Joints

35o

30o

c = 35 kPa

Φ = 35o

Joints

30o

35o

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