A network approach to fracture: The effect of heterogeneity and loading conditions

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 641-665

  Reuschle T ^a  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

Author keywords

Damage; Fractals; Fracture; Heterogeneity; Interactions; Network

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE NETWORK;

EID: 0032464964     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050170     Document Type: Article

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