Modified Mohr-Coulomb-type micromechanical failure criteria for layered rocks

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 451-460

  Lai, Yi Shao ^a   Wang, Chung Yue ^b   Tien, Yong Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Failure criteria; Layered rock; Micromechanical

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

MOHR-COULOMB MICROMECHANICAL FAILURE THEORY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

COULOMB CRITERION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAYERED MEDIUM; MICROMECHANICS; MOHR THEORY;

EID: 0033602662     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(19990425)23:5<451::AID-NAG981>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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