The effect of water content on the mechanical response of a high-porosity chalk

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 584-600

  Talesnick, Mark ^a   Shehadeh, Sharbel ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Israel Ministry of Infrastructure   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Chalk; Failure criterion; Hollow cylinder; Water content

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; POROSITY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; WATER CONTENT;

CHALK; HYDROSTATIC COMPRESSION; LADE-TYPE FAILURE CRITERION; RADIAL COMPRESSION; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

LIMESTONE;

ANISOTROPY; CHALK; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; POROSITY; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 33847257444     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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