Stress-induced micro-cracking and brittle failure of Godhra granite, Gujarat: A laboratory investigation using acoustic emission

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 775-783

  Rao, M V M S ^a   Murthy, D S N ^a   Nagaraja Rao, G M ^b   Mohanty, S K ^b   Udayakumar, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ROCK MECHANICS   (India)

Author keywords

AE statistics; Crack propagation; Dilatancy; Godhra granite; Gujarat; Uniaxial compression tests

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; BRITTLE FAILURE; CRACKING; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS CHANGE; UNIAXIAL TEST;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; PANCHMAHALS; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15044345937     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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