Microcracking and grain size effect in Yuen Long marbles

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 479-485

  Wong, Robina H C ^a   Chau, K T ^a   Wang, P ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; FORECASTING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MARBLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ASHBY-HALLAM MODEL; CRACK DENSITY; PEAK STRENGTH; YUEN LONG MARBLES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

COMPRESSION; CRACK DENSITY; FRACTURE DENSITY; GRAIN SIZE; MARBLE; MICROCRACKING; STRENGTH;

EID: 0030185490     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(96)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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