Micromechanics of faulting in westerly granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1982, Pages 49-64

  Wong, T F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY - ENGINEERING; ROCK MECHANICS;

GRANITE;

EID: 0020112254     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(82)91631-X     Document Type: Article

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5. Comparison of calculated and observed crack densities and seismic velocities in Westerly granite
6. Permeability from resistivity and pore shape
7. Some permanent structural changes in rocks due to pressure and temperature
8. Development of stress-induced microcracks in Westerly granite
9. Crack growth and development during creep in Barre Granite
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11. Microcrack closure in rocks under stress
12. Direct observation of dilatent voids in rock
13. Post-failure behaviour of gratite and diabase
14. Some observations concerning the microscopic and mechanical behavior of quartzite specimens in stiff triaxial compression tests
15. Observation of brittle deformation features at the maximum stress of Westerly granite and Solenhofen limestone
16. The effect of dilatancy on velocity anisotrophy in Westerley granite
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19. The effects of temperature and on pressure failure and post-failure behavior of Westerlyg granite
20. A SEM investigation of statically loaded foundation material
21. Some new measurements of linear compressibility of rocks
22. The shift of the α-β transition temperature of quartz associated with the thermal expansion of granite at high pressure
23. Thermal expansion of rocks: some measurements at high pressure
24. Dilatancy in rock at elevated temperatures
25. Shear fracture energy of Westerly granite from post-failure behavior
26. Crack growth and faulting in cylindrical specimens of Chelmsford granite
27. Mechanism of high temperature frictional sliding in Westerly granite
28. Experimental deformation of dry Westerly granite
29. Fracture mechanics parameters of some rock-forming minerals determined using an indentation technique
30. Some direct measurements of the surface energy of quartz and orthoclase
31. A critical review of anisotropic fracture mechanics
32. The behavior of a flat elliptical crack in an anisotropic elastic body
33. Crack-crack and crack-pore interactions in stressed granite
34. The effect of cracks on the compressibility of rocks
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39. The interaction of a crack front with a second-phase dispersion
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41. Mechanism of crack growth in quartz
42. Experimental deformation of single crystals of biotite
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44. The interface crack in a combined-tension-compression and shear field
45. The mechanics of earthquake rupture
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49. Elastic moduli of quartz versus hydrostatic pressure at 25°C and −195.8°C
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