Relation between subcritical crack growth behavior and crack paths in granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1256-1261

  Nara, Y ^a   Koike, K ^b   Yoneda, T ^a   Kaneko, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRANITE;

EID: 33748560093     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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