“…To predict the rock mass behavior at various stage of excavating, the preliminary numerical simulation should be carried out taking into account all possible changes in rock structure (Vladyko, Kononenko, & Khomenko, 2012;Pivnyak, Dychkovskyi, Smirnov, & Cherednichenko, 2013;Pivnyak, Dychkovskyi, Bobyliov, Cabana, & Smoliński, 2018). To apply adequate mathematical modeling (Shashenko, Gapieiev, Solodyankin, 2009;Olevskyi & Olevska, 2018) for studying the stress-strain state of surrounding rocks, we need a correct estimation of mechanical properties.…”