An experimental investigation of the characteristics of and conditions for brittle fracture in two-dimensional soil cutting

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-157

  Aluko, O B ^a   Seig, D A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Soil cutting; Soil deformation characteristics; Soil failure mechanisms; Soil strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033672857     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(00)00156-2     Document Type: Article

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