Fracture toughness of different types of granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 839-842

  Amaral, P M ^a   Guerra Rosa, L ^a   Cruz Fernandes, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POISSON RATIO; SAFETY FACTOR; STRESSES;

FLEXURAL TEST; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MONOLITHIC CERAMICS; SAFE DESIGN; SINGLE EDGE NOTCHED BEAM;

GRANITE;

BUILDING STONE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRANITE;

EID: 0033197682     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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