Shatter cones: Branched, rapid fractures formed by shock impact

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Sagy, Amir ^a   Fineberg, Jay ^a   Reches, Ze'ev ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deformation; Dynamic; Fracture; Impact; Shatter cones; Shock

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT STRUCTURE; SHATTER CONE; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 11844282719     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003016     Document Type: Article

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