Crack coalescence in molded gypsum and carrara marble: Part 1. macroscopic observations and interpretation

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 475-511

  Wong, L N Y ^a   Einstein, H H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack type classification scheme; High speed camera; Shear cracks; Tensile cracks; Uniaxial compressive loading test

Indexed keywords

BRIDGING ANGLE; CARRARA MARBLES; COALESCENCE BEHAVIOR; COALESCENCE PATTERN; COMPRESSION LOADING; CRACK COALESCENCE; CRACKING MECHANISMS; CRACKING PROCESS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; HIGH SPEED VIDEO SYSTEM; INCLINATION ANGLES; INTACT ROCKS; LIGAMENT LENGTHS; MACROSCOPIC CRACKS; MACROSCOPIC DEFORMATIONS; MICROSCOPIC SCALE; SHEAR CRACKS; TENSILE CRACKING; TENSILE CRACKS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADING TEST;

COALESCENCE; GYPSUM; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MARBLE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CRACKS;

COALESCENCE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GYPSUM; MARBLE; TENSILE STRESS; UNIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 67349246812     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-008-0002-4     Document Type: Article

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