Application of a local degradation model to the analysis of brittle fracture of laboratory scale rock specimens under triaxial conditions

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 459-476

  Fang, Z ^a   Harrison, J P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYSTERESIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

TRIAXIAL CONDITIONS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DEGRADATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 0036599857     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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