Phenomenological modelling of crack generation in brittle crustal rocks using the particle simulation method

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1034-1048

  Zhao, Chongbin ^a,b   Hobbs, B E ^b   Ord, A ^b   Robert, P A ^b   Hornby, P ^b   Peng, Shenglin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brittle rocks; Crack generation; Discrete block mechanics; Loading procedure; Particle simulation method

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE ROCKS; CRACK GENERATION; CRUSTAL ROCKS; DISCRETE BLOCK MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIMULATION METHOD; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELLING;

BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; ROCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRACK; ELASTIC MODULUS; MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 34248507208     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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