A model for the mechanical behaviour of Bentheim sandstone in the brittle regime

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 833-849

  Klein, Emmanuelle ^a   Reuschle, Thierry ^a  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Crack interaction; Fracture mechanics; Micromechanical model; Subcritical crack growth

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE MECHANICS; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SOFTENING; STRAIN;

EID: 0037401235     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012568     Document Type: Article

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