Comparison of numerical and physical models for understanding shear fracture processes

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 1153-1174

  Napier, John ^a   Backers, Tobias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b GeoFrames GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fracturing; Mode II; Numerical modelling; Punch through shear test

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR TEST; SIMULATION;

EID: 33745059625     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0055-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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