Stereology-based fabric analysis of microcracks in damaged granite

Tectonophysics

Volumn 387, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 131-150

  Takemura, Takato ^a   Oda, Masanobu ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brittle failure; Crack; Damage growth; Granite; Stereology based fabric

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; GRANITE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 11144305776     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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