Networks originating from the multiple cracking of different scales in rocks and swelling soils

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 263-270

  Chertkov, Victor Ya ^a   Ravina, Israela ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; CRACK PROPAGATION; GEOMETRY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SWELLING;

CRACK CONNECTION; CRACK NETWORK GEOMETRY; FRAGMENT DIMENSION; FRAGMENT FORMATION PROBABILITY; GRANULOMETRIC COMPOSITION; MULTIPLE CRACKING; SOIL MATRIX;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 4444372606     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FRAC.0000040989.82613.36     Document Type: Article

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