Electric signal emissions during repeated abrupt uniaxial compressional stress steps in amphibolite from KTB drilling

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-154

  Triantis, D ^a   Anastasiadis, C ^a   Vallianatos, F ^b   Kyriazis, P ^a,c   Nover, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; AMPHIBOLITE; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYCLIC LOADING; ELECTRIC FIELD; IN SITU STRESS; KTB BOREHOLE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS FIELD; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TEST; UNLOADING;

EID: 33846640684     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-7-149-2007     Document Type: Article

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