Crack pattern evolution and a fractal damage constitutive model for rock

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-366

  Zhao, Yonghong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COALESCENCE; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; FRACTALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FRACTAL DAMAGE CONSTITUTIVE MODEL;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; CRACK EVOLUTION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032052369     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(97)00340-9     Document Type: Article

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