A two-stage model of fracture of rocks

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 253-263

  Kuksenko, V ^a   Tomilin, N ^a   Damaskinskaya, E ^a   Lockner, D ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical crack density; Earthquakes; Fault nucleation; Fracture; Hierarchic failure; Thermal activation

Indexed keywords

CRACK DENSITY; FAILURE; FAULT NUCLEATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADING; ROCK FRACTURE; STRENGTH;

EID: 0029729690     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00876492     Document Type: Article

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