Evidence of dilatant and non-dilatant damage processes in oolitic iron ore: P-wave velocity and acoustic emission analyses

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1343-1356

  Wassermann, J ^a   Senfaute, G ^b   Amitrano, D ^c   Homand, F ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Defects; Elasticity and anelasticity; Fractures and faults; Geomechanics; Microstructures

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; ANELASTICITY; ELASTICITY; FAULTING; GEOMECHANICS; IRON ORE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OOLITE; P-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 66549089000     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.04017.x     Document Type: Article

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