Strength, deformability, and micromechanics of brittle fracture in a crystalline rock under true triaxial compressive stresses

10th ISRM Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 451-456

  Haimson, B ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MICROCRACKS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; FAILURE CRITERIA; INTERMEDIATE PRINCIPAL STRESS; LEAST PRINCIPAL STRESS; PRINCIPAL STRESS; REDUCED STRESS LEVELS; STRENGTH CRITERIA; STRESS DIRECTIONS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

EID: 69949103786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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