Effect of fluid pressure on rock compressive failure in a nearly impermeable crystalline rock: Implication on mechanism of borehole breakouts

Engineering Geology

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 230-242

  Chang, Chandong ^a   Haimson, Bezalel ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole breakout; Crystalline rocks; Dilatancy; Extensile fractures; Microcracks; Strength; True triaxial experiment

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MICROCRACKS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESSES;

BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; EXTENSILE FRACTURES; FLUID PRESSURE; IMPERMEABLE CRYSTALLINE ROCK;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DILATANCY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLUID PRESSURE; IN SITU STRESS; MICROCRACK; RHYOLITE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NORTH KYONGSANG; POHANG; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33846124921     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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