Mini-crack development from a cemented fracture in marble specimen under uniaxial compression

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2504-2509

  Zhao, Yonghong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cemented fracture; Marble; Mini cracks; Rock mechanics; SEM observation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; MARBLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CEMENTED FRACTURE; FANGSHAN MARBLE; MINICRACKS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 4644226283     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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