Brittle fracture in two crystalline rocks under true triaxial compressive stresses

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 240, Issue , 2005, Pages 47-59

  Haimson, B ^a   Chang, C ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; MOHR THEORY; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 14244258412     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.240.01.05     Document Type: Article

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