Coupled evolutions of fracture toughness and elastic wave velocities at high crack density in thermally treated Westerly granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 601-616

  Nasseri, M H B ^a   Schubnel, A ^a,b   Young, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Effective medium theories; Elastic wave velocities; Fracture toughness; Microcrack density; Microcrack porosity thermal treatment in granite

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCRACKS; ROCK MECHANICS;

CHEVRON CRACKED NOTCHED BRAZILIAN DISC (CCNBD); MICROCRACK DENSITY; THERMAL CRACKING;

GRANITE;

ELASTIC WAVE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 33847287828     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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