Experimental study on mechanical behavior of brittle marble samples containing different flaws under uniaxial compression

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1833-1845

  Yang, S Q ^a,b   Dai, Y H ^c   Han, L J ^a   Jin, Z Q ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d QINGDAO TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compressive crack; Crack coalescence; Elastic modulus; Failure mode; Flawed sample; Shear crack; Tensile crack; Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS)

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE CRACK; CRACK COALESCENCE; FLAWED SAMPLE; SHEAR CRACK; TENSILE CRACK; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (UCS);

COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRACK TIPS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MARBLE; ROCK MECHANICS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 67649202226     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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