Using high speed video imaging in the study of cracking processes in rock

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-180

  Wong, L N Y ^a   Einstein, H H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

High speed camera; Shear cracks; Tensile cracks; Uniaxial compressive loading test

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FLAWS; CARRARA MARBLES; CRACKING PROCESS; FRAME RATE; FRONT FACE; HIGH SPEED VIDEO IMAGING; HIGH SPEED VIDEO SYSTEM; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; SHEAR CRACK; TENSILE CRACK; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADING; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADING TEST; HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS; LOADING TESTS;

CAMERAS; COALESCENCE; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ELASTICITY; GYPSUM; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SPEED; CRACKS;

CRACKS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS;

COALESCENCE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING; FRACTURE INITIATION; GYPSUM; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING METHOD; LOADING TEST; MARBLE; ROCK MECHANICS; UNIAXIAL TEST; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 73449145296     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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