An empirical relation between mode I fracture toughness and the tensile strength of rock

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 401-406

  Zhang, Z X ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; ROCK MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036528933     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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