Initiation and propagation of strain localization in circumferentially notched samples of two porous sandstones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Tembe, Sheryl ^a   Vajdova, Veronika ^a,b   Wong, Teng Fong ^a   Zhu, Wei ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ReedHycalog   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33645468004     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003611     Document Type: Article

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