Microstructure effects on microcracking and brittle failure of dolomites

Tectonophysics

Volumn 281, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 141-161

  Hatzor, Yossef H ^a   Zur, Alon ^a   Mimran, Yaakov ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brittle failure; Dolomites; Grain size; Micromechanics; Porosity

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; CRACK INITIATION; DOLOMITE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ROCK STRENGTH;

EID: 0031414743     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00073-5     Document Type: Article

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