Fracture propagation paths under mixed mode loading within rectangular blocks of polymethyl methacrylate

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 3387-3400

  Cooke, Michele L ^a   Pollard, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; LOADING; MIXED MODE LOADING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

EID: 0029728904     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02507     Document Type: Article

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