Changes in crack density and wave velocity in association with crack growth in triaxial tests of Inada granite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Takemura, Takato ^a,b   Oda, Masanobu ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKING; GRANITE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 22944445198     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003395     Document Type: Article

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