Point load tests and strength measurements for brittle spheres

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-280

  Russell, Adrian R ^a   Muir Wood, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brittle materials; Compressive strength; Microstructure; Multiaxial failure; Point tests; Rocks; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SPHERES; STRESSES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ELASTIC SPHERE; FAILURE CRITERIA; MULTIAXIAL FAILURE; NORMAL FORCES; POINT LOAD TESTS; POINT TEST; SMALL AREA; STRESS FIELD ANALYSIS; STRESS INVARIANTS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC PROPERTY; LOADING TEST; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 58349084892     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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