Correlation between microcrack distribution patterns and granitic rock splitting planes

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-541

  Chen, Y ^a   Nishiyama, T ^a   Kusuda, H ^a   Kita, H ^b   Sato, T ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsui Construction Co   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GRANITE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCRACKS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

GRANODIORITE; ROCK SPLITTING PLANE;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURE GEOMETRY; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; QUARRYING; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0033150475     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00014-5     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Dale, TN, The commercial granite of New England. Bull. US Geol. Surv., No. 738.
2. Douglass PM, Voight B. Anisotropy of granites: a reflection of microscopic fabric. Geotechnique 1969;19:376-98.
3. Kiyama T, Kita H, Isijima Y, Yanagidani T, Aoki K, Sato T. Permeability in anisotropic granite under hydrostatic compression and triaxial compression including post-failire region. In: Rock Mechanics Tools and Techniques Proceedings of the 2nd NARMS'96, 2, 1996. p. 1643-50.
4. Schedl A, Kronenberg AK, Tullis J. Deformation microstructures of Barre granite: an optical SEM and TEM study. Tectonophysics 1986;122:149-64.
5. Kudo Y, Hashimoto K, Sano O, Nakagawa K. Relation between physical anisotropy and microstructure of granite. Proceedings of Japan Society of Civil Engineers 1986;370:189-98.
6. Nishiyama T, Kusuda H. Identification of pore spaces and microcracks using fluorescent resins. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci Geomech Abstr 1994;31:369-75.
7. Krartz RL. Microcracks in rocks: a review. Tectonophysics 1983;100:449-80.