Quantifying progressive pre-peak brittle fracture damage in rock during uniaxial compression

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 361-380

  Eberhardt, E ^a   Stead, D ^b   Stimpson, B ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; UNIAXIAL TEST; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0032780940     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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