Interaction of multiple cracks and formation of echelon crack arrays

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 205-218

  Du, Yijun ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; CRACK GEOMETRY; CRACK INTERACTION; EN ECHELON ARRAY; FRACTURE;

MATERIALS - CRACK PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - GEOMETRY; ROCK MECHANICS - FRACTURE;

CRACK INTERACTIONS;

ROCK;

EID: 0026119721     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.1610150305     Document Type: Article

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