Fracture toughness measurements and acoustic emission activity in brittle rocks

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 917-945

  Nasseri, M H B ^a   Mohanty, Bibhu ^a   Young, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Fracture process zone; Microcrack density; Microcrack orientation; Mode I fracture toughness anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; BRITTLE FAILURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROCRACK; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 33745078018     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0064-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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