Crack location in granitic samples submitted to heating, low confining pressure and axial loading

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 553-567

  Geraud, Yves ^a   Mazerolle, Frédéric ^b   Raynaud, Suzanne ^c   Lebon, Patrick ^d  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISM; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; POROSITY; STRAIN; THERMAL CRACKING;

EID: 0031669907     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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