Numerical studies on the failure process and associated microseismicity in rock under triaxial compression

Tectonophysics

Volumn 384, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 149-174

  Liu, H Y ^a   Kou, S Q ^a   Lindqvist, P A ^a   Tang, C A ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure mechanism; Failure process; Microseismicity; Numerical simulation; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FAILURE MECHANISM; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMICITY; TECTONOPHYSICS;

EID: 3042637076     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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