Characterisation of microcracks in the Bohus granite, western Sweden, caused by uniaxial cyclic loading

Engineering Geology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 131-142

  Åkesson, Urban ^a   Hansson, Jan ^b   Stigh, Jimmy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluorescent microscopy; Image analysis; Microcracks; Uniaxial cyclic loading

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; DRILLING; DYES; EPOXY RESINS; FLUORESCENCE; GRANITE; MICROCRACKS;

DRILL CORES; UNIAXIAL CYCLIC LOADING;

GEOLOGY;

CYCLIC LOADING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRANITE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCRACK; MINERALOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; UNIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 1342267179     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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