Theoretical treatment of tangential loading effects on the Brazilian test stress distribution

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 275-283

  Lavrov, A ^a   Vervoort, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN TEST; LOADING TEST; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036478770     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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