Experiments with rock: Remarks on strength and stability issues

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-537

  Labuz, J F ^a   Biolzi, L ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Flexural testing; Intrinsic zone; Localization; Plane strain testing; Size effects; Speckle interferometry; Uniaxial tensile testing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROCRACKING; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

INTRINSIC ZONE; SPECKLE INTERFEROMETRY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ROCK MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 33847325834     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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