Bonded-particle modeling of thermally fractured granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 789-799

  Wanne, T S ^a   Young, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

AE; Bonded particle modeling; Rock damage; Thermo mechanical simulation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKS;

BONDED-PARTICLE MODELING; ROCK DAMAGE; THERMO-MECHANICAL SIMULATION;

GRANITE;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 41549101670     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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