Non-dilatant deformation and failure mechanism in two Long Valley Caldera rocks under true triaxial compression

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 402-414

  Chang, C ^a,b   Haimson, B ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BRITTLE ROCKS; METAPELITE; ROCK STRENGTH; VOLUMETRIC STRAIN;

ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; TRIAXIAL TEST; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CALIFORNIA; LONG VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15544377807     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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