Microcrack statistics, Weibull distribution and micromechanical modeling of compressive failure in rock

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 664-681

  Wong, Teng Fong ^a   Wong, Robina H C ^b   Chau, K T ^b   Tang, C A ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grain size; Rock fracture; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROCRACKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

HETEROGENEITY; ROCK FRACTURE; WEIBULL PARAMETERS;

STATISTICS;

EID: 33645091896     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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