A rate-dependent model for the ductile behavior of salt rocks

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 660-674

  Aubertin, Michel ^a   Julien, Michel R ^b   Servant, Stéphane ^c   Gill, Denis E ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c U Rech Serv en Technol Minerale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constitutive models; Creep; Ductile behavior; Hardening; Internal state variables; Salt rocks; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; EVAPORITE; POTASH; ROCK SALT; SALT; SOFT ROCK; TRIAXIAL TEST;

CREEP; DUCTILITY; HARDNESS; ROCK MECHANICS; SALTS; VISCOPLASTICITY;

INTERNAL STATE VARIABLES; SALT ROCKS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0343267789     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-033     Document Type: Article

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