Application of Mohr-Coulomb failure theory to very porous sandy shales

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1153-1162

  Palchik, V ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CRITERION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MOHR THEORY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE;

EID: 33745272997     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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